Cees,
Thanks for the heads up. The launch time (18:36-18:46 UTC) is
perfect for me (@ UT+3) as it will be nicely into the night sky and I
should have very contrast and potential visibility.
Can you provide a reference to a link with continually updated
TLE's up to launch time as I would like to identify the area of the sky
that STS-100 will be traversing.
Anthony.
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Hello List,
STS-100 is expected to get launched on April 19, 2001 between 18:36 and
18:46 UTC. Based on a nominal post-MECO elset of STS-101 I generated
this
TLE for STS-100.
STS-100
1 99100U 01109.78569444 .62522813 16007-1 14227-3 0 36
2 99100 51.5833 23.7506 0185286 12.2346 45.2048 16.28268321 19
Note that this elset is only valid after MECO through OMS-2, thus
between
10 and 50 minutes after launch.
The Shuttle will fly over Europe during twilight, so, weather
permitting,
the space-shuttle Endeavour should be visible from Europe shortly after
19:00 UTC. This is an interesting pass because not only the Shuttle is
visible, but also the external tank, which separated from the Shuttle
some
10 minutes after launch. Gas venting could also be visible.
You can read a report of such an event at my website at:
http://www.astro.uu.nl/~bassa/astro/articles/20000211.html
Let's hope the weather is on our side.
Regards,
Cees Bassa
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