joe rao asked: > After Atlantis and the ISS undock on Tuesday morning, both > vehicles will be observable as separate entities on Tuesday > and Wednesday nights. Does anyone know: > > 1) Which will be the "lead" object as they move across the sky, and Soon after un-docking, the shuttle will manoeuvre to a somewhat lower orbit; therefore, it will lead ISS. > 2) How far apart will they appear to be? > > I've tried using the TLEs on NASA's Human Space Flight web > page, as well as their Skywatch 2.0 applet, but have been > getting conflicting solutions. In addition, their sighting > opportunities page (last updated today, June 17) has the > exact same times and viewing angles for both! I recommend waiting for NASA to post new predicted TLEs tomorrow, by which time, they should be reliable for the post-undocking period. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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