Re: Last places on earth to see sunlit Mir @ night

From: Mir16609@aol.com
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 03:46:28 PST

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    In a message dated 3/21/01 2:57:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
    76147.2250@compuserve.com writes:
    
    >       >>If the ~6 UT reentry on Friday, March 23 is to be believed...<<
    >  
    >        Just for my clarification, is March 23 the UT date?
    
    This is what the Associated Press is reporting:
    http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010321/sc/mir_5.html
    
    I show a low elevation, predawn pass for Jos, Nigeria (9.9048 N, 8.8836 E) 
    for 7:01 UTC, 23 March in the NW. This would appear to be 0.5 orbit too late. 
     Assuming that the deorbit is delayed for a day how accurate would that 
    prediction be?  I have some family there and they would like to see the Mir 
    one last time.
    
    Cheers,
    Don Gardner  39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL
    http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
    
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