STS-77 Entry
stu@huston.mdc.com
Tue, 28 May 96 15:40:58 PST
Just downloaded this off the following URL:
http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-77/orbit/orbiter/sighting/sighting.html#entry
Anybody from LA feel like driving up to Frisco tonight? ;-)
*********NOTE: UPDATED 5/28/96 @ 3:00 PM CDT
*********FOLLOWING ARE ESTIMATES OF ENTRY SIGHTINGS FOR AN END OF MISSION ON 5/29/96.
*********THESE SIGHTINGS ARE BASED ON A PREDICTED STS-77 POST DEORBIT MANEUVER STATE
*********VECTOR AND A BURN AT UTC 150:10:00:00.
*********THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGES DUE TO CHANGES IN ON ORBIT
*********ACTIVITIES, AND END OF MISSION WEATHER. THIS TABLE WILL BE UPDATED
*********DURING THE MISSION AS NEW DATA BECOME AVAILABLE.
STS-77 KSC Entry (landing on orbit 161) May 29, 1996 (28-May-96 update)
CITY TIME ELEV AZ ELSUN BOOM
1. San Francisco, CA 10:47:06 UTC 40.2 N (355.3) -18.8 6:01
2. Sunnyvale, CA 10:47:11 UTC 28.3 N (357.0) -18.9 8:05
3. Sacramento, CA 10:47:19 UTC 88.6 S (180.0) -17.7 3:54
4. Pine Grove, CA 10:47:34 UTC 59.1 N (360.0) -17.3 4:28
5. Bakersfield, CA 10:47:50 UTC 9.8 N (360.0) -18.7 19:32
6. Fresno, CA 10:47:41 UTC 18.6 N (360.0) -18.1 11:38
7. Los Angeles,CA 10:48:01 UTC 5.9 N ( .8) -19.2 27:14
8. Diamond Bar, CA 10:48:07 UTC 5.7 N ( 1.5) -19.0 27:36
9. Las Vegas, NV 10:48:44 UTC 14.7 N ( 4.6) -15.8 13:54
10. St. George, UT 10:49:03 UTC 26.7 N ( 5.6) -14.2 8:04
11. Cedar City, UT 10:49:10 UTC 47.1 N ( 5.9) -13.5 5:00
12. Parowan, UT 10:49:13 UTC 58.1 N ( 8.8) -13.3 4:19
13. Beaver, UT 10:49:14 UTC 87.9 S (180.0) -12.9 3:41
14. Panguitch, UT 10:49:18 UTC 59.5 N ( 9.3) -13.0 4:14
15. Fillmore, UT 10:49:16 UTC 38.2 S (188.6) -12.2 5:55
16. Salt Lake City, UT 10:49:18 UTC 12.0 S (188.9) -10.7 16:03
17. Nephi, UT 10:49:21 UTC 20.3 S (188.3) -11.4 10:15
18. Farmington, NM 10:50:19 UTC 35.4 NNE ( 11.3) -11.1 6:12
19. Durango, CO 10:50:22 UTC 67.4 NNE ( 12.8) -10.5 3:52
20. Socorro, NM 10:50:49 UTC 9.0 NNE ( 13.8) -11.8 19:17
21. Albuquerque, NM 10:50:52 UTC 13.8 NNE ( 14.0) -10.9 13:42
22. Santa Fe, NM 10:50:57 UTC 22.0 NNE ( 15.4) -10.1 9:05
23. Denver, CO 10:50:49 UTC 11.0 SSW (197.0) -7.1 16:37
24. Tucumcari, NM 10:51:32 UTC 22.5 NNE ( 17.4) -8.9 8:53
25. Amarillo, TX 10:52:00 UTC 35.0 NNE ( 21.2) -7.5 5:56
26. Clinton, OK 10:52:40 UTC 56.6 SSW (201.4) -5.3 4:03
27. Wichita Falls, TX 10:53:02 UTC 31.9 NNE ( 26.6) -5.7 6:15
28. Bertram, TX 10:53:40 UTC 7.1 NNE ( 27.9) -7.0 21:13
29. Oklahoma City, OK 10:53:02 UTC 32.4 SSW (206.5) -4.2 6:10
30. Fort Worth, TX 10:53:32 UTC 19.8 NNE ( 28.8) -5.4 9:22
31. Gainesville, TX 10:53:26 UTC 41.9 NNE ( 28.8) -4.9 4:53
32. Denton, TX 10:53:30 UTC 29.2 NNE ( 28.2) -5.1 6:38
33. Winfield, KS 10:52:51 UTC 10.7 SSW (209.2) -3.0 16:08
34. College Stn, TX 10:54:04 UTC 9.0 NNE ( 23.4) -5.7 17:52
35. Dallas, TX 10:53:52 UTC 20.1 NNE ( 26.7) -4.8 9:12
36. Tulsa, OK 10:53:16 UTC 14.0 SSW (211.2) -2.8 12:45
37. Paris, TX 10:53:48 UTC 86.9 S (180.0) -3.7 3:17
38. Tyler, TX 10:54:07 UTC 28.1 NNE ( 26.1) -4.0 6:45
39. Friendswood, TX 10:54:30 UTC 6.8 NNE ( 20.4) -5.3 21:04
40. JSC 10:54:32 UTC 7.0 NNE ( 20.8) -5.2 20:39
41. Cushing, TX 10:54:20 UTC 21.7 NNE ( 25.1) -3.9 8:21
42. Shreveport, LA 10:54:32 UTC 63.7 NNE ( 26.4) -2.7 3:29
43. Ringgold, LA 10:54:43 UTC 63.9 NNE ( 26.7) -2.4 3:26
44. Jonesboro, LA 10:54:54 UTC 75.6 NNE ( 16.5) -2.0 3:09
45. Winnfield, LA 10:54:58 UTC 52.2 NNE ( 22.2) -2.1 3:49
46. Columbia, LA 10:55:07 UTC 85.7 N ( .0) -1.6 3:00
47. Baton Rouge, LA 10:55:42 UTC 20.3 NNE ( 18.9) -1.5 8:10
48. New Orleans, LA 10:56:09 UTC 17.6 NNE ( 15.8) -.8 9:07
Note: 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. Plasma trail visibility is
best with sun elevations less than approximately -10 deg.
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