Mir/Zarya/STS88

Tristan Cools (tcools@nic.INbe.net)
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 17:21:13 +0100 (CET)

Hallo,


Hierna volgen nieuwe Mir en Zarya voorspellingen voor de komende week.  Deze
keer geen Endeavour voorspellingen omdat die toch met Zarya gekoppeld zal
zijn.  De voorspellingen zijn zoals gewoonlijk voor Brussel en in UTC. 
Van zodra de shuttle ontkoppeld is plaats ik hier nieuwe voorspellingen voor. 

Deze morgen heb ik eindelijk, tussen de wolken door, zowel Zarya als de
shuttle kunnen waarnemen.

De eerste doorgang van Zarya heb ik rond 05:22UTC kunnen zien.  Het was een
magnitude 0 object.  Ik heb ze slechts gedurende een 5-tal seconden kunnen
waarnemen wegens teveel bewolking.  De volgende doorgang van 06:58UTC was
gunstiger en heb ik ook op video opgenomen.

STS88 kon ik, ook tussen de wolken door, zien omstreeks 05:38UTC.  De
shuttle had een helderheid van ongeveer mag -3.  Ook dit kon ik op videoband
vastleggen.

Groeten,


Artificial Satellite Predictions for + 50ø48' N, +  4ø22' E

Night of Sunday 6 December 1998 on Monday 7 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.86
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         16h40m20s  17h25  +19  266ø  28ø    360    708  138ø  +2.8
                16h41m02s  18h22  +35  269ø  48ø    360    472  119ø  +0.7
                16h41m45s  21h56  +57  355ø  84ø    360    362   79ø  -1.3
                16h42m27s   2h09  +43   76ø  48ø    360    474   39ø  -1.4

98- 67A          5h59m46s   6h25  +24  274ø  29ø    407    777   21ø  -0.5
                 6h00m32s   7h24  +41  280ø  49ø    407    528   37ø  -1.2
                 6h01m18s  11h20  +61  359ø  80ø    407    413   74ø  -1.1
                 6h02m04s  15h25  +43   77ø  49ø    407    528  112ø  +0.6


Night of Monday 7 December 1998 on Tuesday 8 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.78
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         17h06m46s  17h19  +28  280ø  29ø    360    687  129ø  +2.1
                17h07m26s  18h21  +45  287ø  49ø    360    468  110ø  +0.3
                17h08m06s  22h35  +62    3ø  79ø    360    367   73ø  -1.4
                17h08m47s   2h29  +41   79ø  49ø    360    468   36ø  -1.4

98- 67A          5h02m16s   5h58  +16  263ø  27ø    407    814   15ø  -0.4 S
                 5h03m05s   6h57  +32  265ø  47ø    407    540   28ø  -1.2 S
                 5h03m54s  10h23  +54  345ø  87ø    407    408   67ø  -1.3 S
                 5h04m43s  14h33  +41   79ø  48ø    407    536  108ø  +0.5

98- 67A          6h38m29s   6h50  +26  279ø  27ø    407    807   26ø  -0.4
                 6h39m17s   8h10  +39  277ø  48ø    407    537   44ø  -1.1
                 6h40m06s  12h00  +47  192ø  86ø    407    408   84ø  -0.9
                 6h40m55s  15h10  +27  107ø  48ø    407    537  124ø  +1.3


Night of Tuesday 8 December 1998 on Wednesday 9 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.69
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         17h33m00s  17h53  +26  278ø  28ø    360    697  129ø  +2.1
                17h33m41s  19h17  +37  273ø  48ø    360    471  112ø  +0.4
                17h34m22s  22h48  +42  196ø  81ø    360    364   77ø  -1.3
                17h35m03s   1h46  +25  114ø  49ø    360    469   45ø  -1.3 S

98- 67A          5h41m08s   5h59  +27  279ø  28ø    407    787   14ø  -0.5 S
                 5h41m55s   7h05  +43  284ø  49ø    407    530   32ø  -1.2
                 5h42m42s  11h16  +59    4ø  82ø    407    411   72ø  -1.1
                 5h43m29s  14h58  +38   86ø  49ø    407    530  113ø  +0.7


Night of Wednesday 9 December 1998 on Thursday 10 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.59
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         16h23m52s  16h42  +28  280ø  29ø    359    691  129ø  +2.1
                16h24m32s  17h45  +44  286ø  49ø    359    468  112ø  +0.4
                16h25m13s  22h01  +61    3ø  79ø    359    365   78ø  -1.3
                16h25m54s   1h50  +40   82ø  49ø    359    468   45ø  -1.3

86- 17A         17h59m33s  19h43  +15  253ø  33ø    360    630  126ø  +1.7
                18h00m01s  20h56  +13  234ø  41ø    360    529  113ø  +0.7
                18h00m28s  22h27  + 9  203ø  46ø    360    491   96ø  -0.1 S
                18h00m56s  23h55  + 2  172ø  41ø    360    531   78ø  -0.5 S

98- 67A          6h20m03s   7h10  +25  272ø  31ø    407    730   28ø  -0.6
                 6h20m44s   8h41  +31  259ø  49ø    407    525   48ø  -1.1
                 6h21m25s  11h24  +30  198ø  68ø    407    436   82ø  -0.8
                 6h22m06s  13h48  +17  136ø  49ø    407    525  117ø  +0.9


Night of Thursday 10 December 1998 on Friday 11 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.49
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         16h49m59s  17h23  +26  277ø  29ø    359    684  131ø  +2.2
                16h50m39s  18h49  +35  270ø  49ø    359    467  117ø  +0.6
                16h51m19s  22h09  +39  196ø  78ø    359    367   87ø  -1.0
                16h51m59s   0h58  +23  119ø  49ø    359    466   58ø  -1.2

98- 67A          5h22m21s   5h43  +26  279ø  27ø    407    817    8ø  -0.4 S
                 5h23m11s   7h00  +39  278ø  47ø    407    540   28ø  -1.2 S
                 5h24m01s  10h58  +49  192ø  88ø    407    407   71ø  -1.2
                 5h24m50s  14h16  +28  103ø  47ø    407    540  114ø  +0.8

98- 67A          6h59m08s   9h14  + 4  240ø  28ø    407    802   61ø  +0.1
                 6h59m33s  10h05  + 1  226ø  31ø    407    742   74ø  +0.2
                 6h59m58s  11h00  - 4  209ø  32ø    407    723   89ø  +0.5
                 7h00m23s  11h55  - 8  192ø  30ø    407    747  103ø  +1.0


Night of Friday 11 December 1998 on Saturday 12 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.39
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         17h16m22s  19h15  +13  250ø  32ø    359    638  133ø  +2.2
                17h16m49s  20h24  +11  231ø  39ø    359    547  123ø  +1.3
                17h17m15s  21h46  + 6  204ø  43ø    359    515  108ø  +0.4
                17h17m41s  23h06  - 0  177ø  39ø    359    550   92ø  +0.0

98- 67A          6h01m33s   7h45  +18  257ø  33ø    407    700   35ø  -0.6
                 6h02m05s   9h03  +17  238ø  44ø    407    573   54ø  -0.8
                 6h02m38s  10h44  +12  203ø  49ø    407    526   78ø  -0.5
                 6h03m10s  12h19  + 5  168ø  43ø    407    576  103ø  +0.5


Night of Saturday 12 December 1998 on Sunday 13 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.30
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         16h06m41s  16h55  +26  275ø  30ø    358    666  131ø  +2.1
                16h07m19s  18h23  +34  266ø  49ø    358    463  121ø  +0.8
                16h07m57s  21h29  +36  196ø  74ø    358    372   97ø  -0.7
                16h08m35s   0h09  +21  125ø  50ø    358    462   71ø  -0.9


Night of Sunday 13 December 1998 on Monday 14 December 1998
     Moon phase = -0.22
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A         16h32m53s  18h47  +11  247ø  31ø    358    646  140ø  +2.7
                16h33m18s  19h51  + 8  229ø  37ø    358    566  132ø  +1.9
                16h33m43s  21h06  + 3  204ø  40ø    358    539  120ø  +1.1
                16h34m08s  22h19  - 2  180ø  37ø    358    571  106ø  +0.6

98- 67A          5h42m51s   8h07  + 7  242ø  29ø    407    775   42ø  -0.3 S
                 5h43m17s   9h01  + 3  227ø  33ø    407    708   56ø  -0.3
                 5h43m43s  10h01  - 2  208ø  34ø    407    686   72ø  -0.0
                 5h44m09s  11h01  - 6  189ø  32ø    407    713   87ø  +0.4


Night of Thursday 24 December 1998 on Friday 25 December 1998
     Moon phase = +0.34
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A          7h19m55s  13h40  -12  183ø  27ø    358    719  115ø  +1.4
                 7h20m17s  14h30  - 8  169ø  30ø    358    662  125ø  +1.8
                 7h20m39s  15h25  - 4  153ø  32ø    358    640  135ø  +2.3
                 7h21m01s  16h20  + 0  136ø  31ø    358    657  144ø  +3.1


Night of Saturday 26 December 1998 on Sunday 27 December 1998
     Moon phase = +0.57
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A          6h34m15s  12h56  -11  185ø  28ø    358    707  102ø  +0.9
                 6h34m38s  13h47  - 7  171ø  31ø    358    647  112ø  +1.1
                 6h35m00s  14h44  - 3  153ø  33ø    358    623  124ø  +1.6
                 6h35m22s  15h42  + 1  135ø  32ø    358    642  134ø  +2.3


Night of Sunday 27 December 1998 on Monday 28 December 1998
     Moon phase = +0.69
Satellite          UT        à      ë   Az    h    H km   D km    í    Mag

86- 17A          6h58m25s  10h54  + 5  232ø  32ø    358    634   67ø  -0.3
                 6h58m59s  12h06  +14  217ø  48ø    358    469   80ø  -0.7
                 6h59m33s  14h17  +25  163ø  63ø    357    398  103ø  -0.3
                 7h00m07s  16h43  +27  107ø  49ø    357    465  123ø  +0.9


Tristan Cools
tcools@nic.INbe.net
BWGS Member - Belgian Working Group Satellites

Observing at: Damse Vaart: 3.2486E/51.2279N/Rijckevelde:
3.2867E/51.2054N/Brugge: 3.1611E/51.2108N