Re: ATV, ISS and STS123

From: B Gimle @ComHem (@ComHem)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2008 - 08:05:16 UTC

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    Have you seen confirmation of the docking time?
    I made predictions using the most current elsets
    on 
    http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit
    and found STS leading ISS by 2 s on that pass!
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Tristan Cools" <tristan.cools@gmail.com>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:17 AM
    Subject: ATV, ISS and STS123
    
    
    > Hi,
    >
    > Just had some nice passes over Belgium here.  The ATV, predicted with
    > Heavens Above was some 6 minutes late. Using the Space Track elements
    > I had a correct pass at 4:25 UTC.  Mag  +1.
    >
    > The combined STS123 and ISS was rather surprising bright with a pass
    > of at least mag -6 to -8(the max brightness of a Iridium flare !)
    > Looking through small binoculars(8X50mm), I thought they were still
    > separated.  It certainly wasnt just a bright moving dot but rather
    > almost two dots moving very close together although they were docked
    > in reality.
    >
    > Greetings,
    > Tristan Cools
    > BWGS
    >
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