Don't be misled by the fact that various ISS modules and vehicles, including the Soyuz, have their own orbital elements in the OIG catalog that differ slightly from those attributed to ISS itself. They are in fact all attached. Otherwise, the Soyuz couldn't do its job as the lifeboat! :-) The same problem existed for Mir...Kvant-2, Kristall, Priroda and Spektr all had slightly different orbital elements in the OIG catalog, despite the fact that they were attached to the Mir baseblock. I'm sure that they are maintained as separate items because of the fact that they have a freeflight period when they rendezvous with the space station, and the possibility (however remote) that at some point they may undock. But I don't have a clue as to why the orbital elements aren't synchronized while they are docked. Tom M. Erkenswick -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Fetter [mailto:kevin_fetter@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 12:43 PM To: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com Subject: Re: Observations From: Jonathan T Wojack <tlj18@juno.com> To: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com Subject: Observations Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:07:52 -0400 02:00: Tried to see the new Russian satellite Cosmos 2367 make a 86 degree overhead pass - at magnitude +1.4. Did not appear in binoculars or naked-eye (LM +4 to +5; +2, respectively). There were thin clouds, but extremely thin. I saw it with the naked eye on Thursday April 5 at around 21:00 EST as it passes through leo. It was easy to spot, and bright. Heavens-Above gives a prediction for "SOYUZ TM-31" - does anyone know what that object is? Could it be the launch vehicle attached to the ISS? This was the capsule that had the first crew going to the ISS. It also serves as a lifeboat. It is seperated from the ISS at this time, and the ISS is in front of it according to stsplus. Kevin _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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