ISS Friday 14 July 2006

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ISS Friday 14 July 2006

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Friday 14 July 2006 Time Object Event
Observer Site SINGAPORE, Singapore
WGS84: Lon: +103d51m00.0s Lat: +1d16m48.0s Alt: 26m
Qibla (true ellipsoidal direction for the Kaaba, Makkah): 292.95d WNW from magnetic North: 292.72d Distance: 7280.8km
All times in SGT

STS-121 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
→Ground track →Star chart Appears 20h32m07s 3.9m az:325.2d NW
Disappears 20h36m33s -1.5m az:334.1d NNW h:62.6d
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How did you find this info? Thanks.
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Hi,
Friday 14 July 2006 Time Object Event
Observer Site SINGAPORE, Singapore
WGS84: Lon: +103d51m00.0s Lat: +1d16m48.0s Alt: 26m
Qibla (true ellipsoidal direction for the Kaaba, Makkah): 292.95d WNW from magnetic North: 292.72d Distance: 7280.8km
All times in SGT

STS-121 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
→Ground track →Star chart Appears 20h32m07s 3.9m az:325.2d NW
Disappears 20h36m33s -1.5m az:334.1d NNW h:62.6d
Err.... post a 14 July event on 15 July?? Or did you type the date wrongly??

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Post by chrisyeo »

Wah, really sorry, must have missed the email and got the date wrong. This was indeed for Friday... :oops:

Anyway, there should be another pass on Sunday. Prediction from www.calsky.com.

Sunday 16 July 2006 Time Object Event
Add this event to Palm Desktop/Outlook/vCal19h46m52s ISSISS
→Ground track →Star chart Appears 19h42m03s 4.0m az:326.3d NNW
Transit 19h46m52s -2.0m az: 54.6d NE h:78.3d
dist:349.2km alt:342.3km
Disappears 19h49m50s 0.4m az:141.5d SE h:9.5d
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