[AZ-Observing] Re: Shuttle/ISS Visible Pass Saturday Morning

  • From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:44:27 -0400

I wrote:

> The timeline has final separation of the Shuttle and Space Station at 2:05 
> a.m. Saturday, so we should be able to see the two separate craft three hours 
> later.


I just learned from somebody who appears to know what he's talking about that 
the Shuttle and ISS will be separated by 29km by 5:20 tomorrow morning.  
Heavens Above gives a distance of 518km at closest approach.  Do the trig, and 
you get an angular separation of 3.2 degrees.  They will be moving across the 
sky at roughly 1 degree per second.

Should be quite a sight!

Tom

--
See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please 
send personal replies to the author, not the list.

Other related posts: