I have now heard on NASA-TV that there was a test firing of the reaction control jets so unless I have information to suggest otherwise I assume this is what I saw. (I have limited time to investigate any further at this point.) Shadow exit was at approximately 1610 UTC. Separation was approximately 45 seconds. NASA-TV at the time of writing reports separation of 200 nautical miles and an increase in separation of 10 miles per orbit. Robert Holdsworth Wainuiomata New Zealand 174.948E 41.261S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Holdsworth" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz> To: "Seesat List" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:53 AM Subject: STS-122 with tail) and ISS > On a shadow exit pass about 45 minutes before the time of writing I > observed the STS followed just under a minute later by the ISS. The > shuttle had a long bright curved tail. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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