Saturday, February 16, 2008

USA 193

Apparently the ill-fated spy satellite, USA 193, will be visible in Greensboro at moments throughout the weekend:



USA 193 - Visible Passes

Search period start: 00:00 Saturday, 16 February, 2008
Search period end: 00:00 Tuesday, 26 February, 2008
Observer's location: Greensboro, 36.0730°N, 79.7920°W
Local time zone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC - 5:00)
Orbit: 261 x 263 km, 58.5° (Epoch Feb 11)

Click on the date to get a star chart and other pass details.

DateMagStartsMax. altitudeEnds
TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.
16 Feb3.418:33:5510SSE18:35:2315ESE18:36:3312E
17 Feb2.518:27:2910S 18:29:2927SE 18:31:3010ENE
18 Feb1.518:21:0210SSW18:23:1455SE 18:25:2910NE
19 Feb1.618:14:2910SW 18:16:4368NW 18:18:5810NNE


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