Trak16 gives the shadow duration as about 5 min 01/06/01 00:53 (center) 2.5 01/06/01 02:26 then 0 2 min 01/06/04 19:50 4 min 01/06/04 21:22 5 min 01/06/04 22:55 ... 15 min 01/06/05 21:28 25 min 01/06/07 20:10 33 min 01/06/11 21:00 According to Skymap, it was 4.4 minutes in penumbra 01/06/04 19:50, but not in umbra. next orbit 6 minutes in penumbra, 22:55 2.0 minutes in umbra 51.6E 40.2N to 58.9E 35.4N, at 00:25 the first observable shadow entry occurred over the horizon of Bruxelles; but "never" the exit. -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- > At 18:19 11/06/01 , Tristan Cools wrote: > > >It's in Dutch so here's the translation: > > > >According to Alphonse Pouplier, ISS(which can be seen from 22:13UT monday > >evening(June 11)) will disappear in the Earth's shadow for about 2 > >minutes(from 22:15 untill 22:17) and then re-appear before it goes behind > >the horizon. Maximum height is 36 degrees. > > I agree that it wont happen like that Tristan. Running quicksat > shows that the shadow is entered around 22:17UT when it is above horizon > for brussels .If you run heavens above for the ISS and Brussels and looks > at the ground track it also shows the same behaviour. I also ran the visible ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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