STS-78 reentry path for Sunday morning
Philip Chien (kc4yer@amsat.org)
Fri, 5 Jul 1996 22:51:54 -0400
>To: sarex@amsat.org
>From: pat.kilroy@gsfc.nasa.gov (Pat Kilroy)
>Subject: STS-78.032 SAREX Bulletin #32 KSC Entry
>
>SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-78.032
>STS-78 SAREX Bulletin #32
>
>Silver Spring, Maryland USA
>July 5, 1996 @ 20:00 UTC
>
>Here is special information on space shuttle Columbia visual and audio
>opportunities during reentry for those in the west, southwest and south
>USA as provided by Gil Carman in Houston following this Post Trim 2
>element set. Note that this set is to be used *after* July 6 13:34 UTC
>and before July 7 11:24 UTC.
>
>STS-78
>1 23931U 96036A 96188.56273114 .00088752 00000-0 12713-3 0 9204
>2 23931 39.0137 262.9147 0008808 117.6576 242.5299 16.07065411 2579
>
>Satellite: STS-78
>Catalog number: 23931
>Epoch time: 96188.56273114 = yrday.fracday
>Element set: 920
>Inclination: 39.0137 deg
>RA of node: 262.9147 deg
>Eccentricity: .0008808
>Arg of perigee: 117.6576 deg
>Mean anomaly: 242.5299 deg
>Mean motion: 16.07065411 rev/day
>Decay rate: 8.87520E-04 rev/day^2
>Epoch rev: 257
>Checksum: 332
>
>Launch: 20-Jun-1996 14:49:00.000 UTC
>
>STS-78 KSC Entry (landing on orbit 272) 7-Jul-1996 Notes at end.
>
> CITY TIME ELEV AZ ELSUN BOOM
> 1. San Francisco, CA 12:14:35 UTC 42.6 N ( 5.1) -6.7 5:43
> 2. Sunnyvale, CA 12:14:40 UTC 30.4 N ( 3.3) -6.6 7:34
> 3. Sacramento, CA 12:14:45 UTC 76.2 S (180.0) -5.6 4:00
> 4. Pine Grove, CA 12:15:01 UTC 78.2 N ( .0) -5.0 3:54
> 5. Bakersfield, CA 12:15:23 UTC 11.5 N ( 7.4) -5.7 17:17
> 6. Fresno, CA 12:15:11 UTC 22.2 N ( 6.8) -5.4 9:55
> 7. Los Angeles,CA 12:15:37 UTC 7.0 N ( 7.7) -5.8 24:27
> 8. Diamond Bar, CA 12:15:43 UTC 6.9 N ( 8.5) -5.6 24:34
> 9. Las Vegas, NV 12:16:14 UTC 22.0 N ( 11.2) -2.4 9:45
>10. St. George, UT 12:16:32 UTC 60.6 N ( 9.5) -.9 4:14
>11. Cedar City, UT 12:16:37 UTC 62.2 S (190.2) -.2 4:09
>12. Parowan, UT 12:16:39 UTC 49.2 SSW (192.5) .1 4:50
>13. Beaver, UT 12:16:39 UTC 33.0 SSW (194.1) .4 6:41
>14. Panguitch, UT 12:16:44 UTC 46.2 SSW (197.0) .3 5:03
>15. Fillmore, UT 12:16:40 UTC 19.2 SSW (195.5) .9 10:48
>16. Salt Lake City, UT 12:16:38 UTC 8.2 SSW (194.8) 2.1 21:28
>17. Nephi, UT 12:16:43 UTC 12.3 SSW (195.4) 1.7 15:41
>18. Farmington, NM 12:17:46 UTC 51.2 SSW (199.3) 3.0 4:38
>19. Durango, CO 12:17:47 UTC 28.2 SSW (199.9) 3.5 7:26
>20. Socorro, NM 12:18:20 UTC 19.0 NNE ( 20.2) 2.9 10:28
>21. Albuquerque, NM 12:18:21 UTC 40.4 NNE ( 22.0) 3.6 5:24
>22. Santa Fe, NM 12:18:23 UTC 76.0 SSW (200.5) 4.3 3:37
>23. Denver, CO 12:18:08 UTC 6.0 SSW (202.8) 6.6 25:22
>24. Tucumcari, NM 12:18:57 UTC 59.0 SSW (204.8) 5.8 4:07
>25. Amarillo, TX 12:19:25 UTC 30.4 SSW (203.3) 7.3 6:47
>26. Clinton, OK 12:20:04 UTC 14.0 SSW (204.3) 9.7 13:11
>27. Wichita Falls, TX 12:20:25 UTC 34.9 SSW (203.5) 9.6 5:50
>28. Bertram, TX 12:20:55 UTC 14.1 NNE ( 17.9) 8.9 12:36
>29. Oklahoma City, OK 12:20:28 UTC 11.2 SSW (204.0) 10.9 15:34
>30. Fort Worth, TX 12:20:54 UTC 85.6 S (180.0) 10.2 3:18
>31. Gainesville, TX 12:20:50 UTC 30.1 SSW (202.2) 10.6 6:30
>32. Denton, TX 12:20:54 UTC 44.7 SSW (198.7) 10.5 4:40
>33. Winfield, KS 12:20:19 UTC 5.3 SSW (205.7) 11.9 26:13
>34. College Stn, TX 12:21:24 UTC 17.1 NNE ( 16.5) 10.3 10:28
>35. Dallas, TX 12:21:15 UTC 81.4 NNE ( 31.8) 10.9 3:17
>36. Tulsa, OK 12:20:46 UTC 6.9 SSW (204.2) 12.3 22:00
>37. Paris, TX 12:21:15 UTC 20.5 SSW (201.6) 11.8 8:58
>38. Tyler, TX 12:21:32 UTC 64.3 SSW (199.3) 11.7 3:32
>39. Friendswood, TX 12:21:50 UTC 11.2 NNE ( 14.1) 10.9 14:40
>40. JSC 12:21:52 UTC 11.5 NNE ( 14.5) 11.0 14:19
>41. Shreveport, LA 12:22:00 UTC 32.3 SSW (197.4) 13.1 5:46
>42. Ringgold, LA 12:22:10 UTC 34.2 SSW (198.7) 13.5 5:26
>43. Jonesboro, LA 12:22:22 UTC 32.3 SSW (197.2) 13.9 5:38
>44. Winnfield, LA 12:22:26 UTC 44.8 SSW (197.9) 13.9 4:17
>45. Columbia, LA 12:22:37 UTC 31.7 SSW (193.8) 14.5 5:38
>46. Baton Rouge, LA 12:23:07 UTC 36.9 N ( 9.7) 14.8 4:49
>47. New Orleans, LA 12:23:34 UTC 25.7 N ( 8.1) 15.6 6:28
>48. Birmingham, AL 12:24:56 UTC 7.6 S (183.3) 19.6 16:45
>
>Notes: These times and elevations are at the point of closest approach
> (peak elevation) for each city. ELSUN is the Sun's elevation for
> that city at that time. BOOM is the estimated length of time
> (MIN:SEC) after closest approach when the sonic boom may be heard.
> However, it is unlikely that the boom can be heard if peak
> elevation is less than about 20 deg. The fireball and plasma trail
> should be visible in twilight over northern California and southwestern
> Utah, but will not be visible east of Utah because it will be in
> daylight then.
>
>Gil Carman, WA5NOM
>
>Submitted by (Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ for) Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the
>SAREX Working Group
>
>
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Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant PCHIEN@IDS.NET
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