Re: Mir + ISS simultaneously

From: Bram Dorreman (bram.dorreman@skynet.be)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 14:58:33 PST

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    Yes,
    
    If my records are correct I observed them simultaneously for the first time
    at
    1986-03-08 19:24 for Salyut 7 and
    1986-03-08 19:25 for Mir at culmination.
    
    Of interest was their transits at
    1986-06-25 20:52 for Mir
    1986-06-25 20:57 for Soyuz-T15 (1986-022 A) preceding Salyut 7 by about 2
    degrees.
    
    The day later they were simultanously visible with some 10 degrees spacing
    (if I remember well):
    1986-06-26 21:18 Mir + Soyuz-T15 now docked
    1986-06-21 21:19 Salyut 7
    
    The last time I saw both space-labs simultaneously was
    1990-05-23 20:22 but obviously not co planar.
    
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Tristan Cools <tcools@village.uunet.be>
    To: Seesat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com <Seesat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    Date: maandag 26 februari 2001 23:30
    Subject: Re: Mir + ISS simultaneously
    
    
    >At 13:19 26/02/01 -0500, you wrote:
    >
    >>On Saturday 24 February 2001 at about 18:20 UTC Mir and ISS were seen
    >>*simultaneously* in several parts of France and in Belgium. Weather in
    >>southern France was better than further north, so most observations
    >>were made in the south.
    >>
    >>As far as I know, this was the first such encounter (and also the last)
    >
    >
    >Salyut 7(another space station) and Mir have been in orbit at the same time
    >and they have been co-planar for a while.(remember the Soyuz T15 mission
    >from Mir to Salyut 7 and back).
    >
    >This would have made them both visible at the same time.
    >
    >Did anyone observe this in 1986 ?
    >
    >Greetings,
    >
    >
    >Tristan Cools tcools@village.uunet.be
    >Belgian Working Group Satellites(BWGS)
    >
    >Damse Vaart: 3.2478E/51.2277N - OBS place 1
    >Ryckevelde:  3.2856E/51.2045N - OBS place 2
    >Brugge:      3.2166E/51.2104N - OBS place 3(home)
    >
    >http://gallery.uunet.be/tcools/satimage/index.htm
    >
    >
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