I understand that the new Soyuz TM-33 (26955 = 01-048A) is due to dock with ISS tomorrow morning (i.e. Oct 23 ~10h UTZ or so). Examining the latest elements I found for this ... Soyuz TM-33 1 26955U 01048A 01295.62956362 .00047987 12333-4 87160-4 0 84 2 26955 51.6378 167.9313 0041903 294.4387 161.9257 16.00184295 202 and ISS ... ISS 1 25544U 98067A 01295.52764025 .00077122 00000-0 10150-2 0 6353 2 25544 51.6372 168.1934 0008357 230.3035 129.7727 15.57754912166955 show that the apogee of Soyuz is still some 54 miles (87 km) below the ISS perigee, which means that at least one more orbit adjustment burn is needed for a rendezvous. Does anyone have an idea as to when such a burn (or burns) will occur? Thanks. Clear and dark skies! Ed Light Lakewood, NJ, USA N 40.1075, W 074.2312, +24 m (80 ft) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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