It is a SOYUZ launch not Progress. Progress is unmanned. Both are basically the same spacecraft. The Progress has no living compartment. Greetings Leo Barhorst ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Holdsworth" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz> To: "Seesat List" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Cc: "gprichard" <gprichard@vtown.com.au> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:18 PM Subject: Re: Soyuz TMA-11 > > Pass is at 1322 on October 10 UTC so first pass after Progress launch will > be early on the 11th our time. > > Should also be a Soyuz R/B to look out for, I have seen one unassisted > before and they usually are only in orbit for a few days. before decay. > > It is looking highly unlikely that conditions will permit any observation > here with rain or showers forecast for the rest of the week. > > As the Progress is manned launch is to be broadcast on NASA-TV and may > also appear on the tracker at spaceflight.nasa.gov > > Robert > Wainuiomata > New Zealand > 174.948E > 41.261S > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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