name: Ed M email: edmor@pacbell.net alert radius: 100 mi time zone: -7.0 this alert: 26 Sep 2006 | 23:56 (U.S. EST) last alert: 18 Sep 2006 | 8:06 Minimum transit distances during the current reporting period: Sun 55.3 mi Moon 12.9 Mercury none within 100 miles Venus none Mars none Jupiter none Saturn none Reference notes: http://iss-transit.sourceforge.net/alert-notes.html ISS currently is docked with Atlantis STS-115 TLEs used for orbit computation follow this report. A - travel distance (miles) and direction B - date C - time (hhmmss) D - elevation angle of the ISS E - azimuth angle of the ISS ( + is East from North; - is W from N) F - range (miles) G - latitude for observing the transit H - longitude I - elevation above Mean Sea Level (meters) J - how far (miles) can I be from the centerline? (i.e., angular error = 0.25°) For other than solar transits: K - lunar transits: is space station sunlit? planetary encounters: 1=Mercury; 2=Venus; 4=Mars; 5=Jupiter; 6=Saturn L - sun elevation angle M - sun/moon or sun/planet separation angle A------- B----- C----- D--- E----- F--- G------- H-------- I--- J---- K L---- M---- 95.8 SW 6 Oct 004519 53.2 -167.6 256 36.6431 -122.8235 H2O 1.3 n -58.5 168.5 91.2 SW 6 Oct 004520 53.1 -167.5 256 36.6901 -122.7620 H2O 1.3 n -58.4 168.5 86.5 SW 6 Oct 004521 53.1 -167.4 256 36.7372 -122.7003 H2O 1.3 n -58.4 168.5 81.8 SW 6 Oct 004522 53.0 -167.3 256 36.7842 -122.6386 H2O 1.3 n -58.4 168.5 77.2 SW 6 Oct 004523 53.0 -167.2 257 36.8311 -122.5768 H2O 1.3 n -58.3 168.5 72.5 SW 6 Oct 004524 52.9 -167.1 257 36.8781 -122.5148 H2O 1.3 n -58.3 168.5 67.9 SW 6 Oct 004525 52.8 -167.0 257 36.9250 -122.4528 H2O 1.3 n -58.2 168.5 63.3 SW 6 Oct 004526 52.8 -166.9 257 36.9719 -122.3908 H2O 1.3 n -58.2 168.5 58.6 SW 6 Oct 004527 52.7 -166.8 257 37.0188 -122.3286 H2O 1.3 n -58.2 168.5 54.0 SW 6 Oct 004528 52.7 -166.7 258 37.0656 -122.2663 H2O 1.3 n -58.1 168.5 49.7 SW 6 Oct 004529 52.6 -166.6 258 37.1094 -122.2049 443 1.3 n -58.1 168.5 45.1 SW 6 Oct 004530 52.6 -166.5 258 37.1571 -122.1423 299 1.3 n -58.0 168.5 40.6 SW 6 Oct 004531 52.5 -166.4 258 37.2026 -122.0802 484 1.3 n -58.0 168.5 36.1 SW 6 Oct 004532 52.4 -166.3 258 37.2513 -122.0170 188 1.3 n -57.9 168.5 31.6 SW 6 Oct 004533 52.4 -166.2 258 37.2989 -121.9541 56 1.3 n -57.9 168.5 27.3 S 6 Oct 004534 52.3 -166.1 259 37.3458 -121.8912 23 1.3 n -57.9 168.5 23.3 S 6 Oct 004535 52.3 -166.0 259 37.3921 -121.8285 72 1.3 n -57.8 168.5 19.8 S 6 Oct 004536 52.2 -166.0 259 37.4351 -121.7667 600 1.3 n -57.8 168.5 16.5 S 6 Oct 004537 52.1 -165.9 259 37.4808 -121.7040 734 1.3 n -57.7 168.5 14.0 S 6 Oct 004538 52.1 -165.8 259 37.5282 -121.6406 604 1.3 n -57.7 168.5 12.9 SE 6 Oct 004539 52.0 -165.7 260 37.5738 -121.5777 730 1.3 n -57.6 168.5 13.4 SE 6 Oct 004540 52.0 -165.6 260 37.6237 -121.5135 231 1.3 n -57.6 168.5 15.5 E 6 Oct 004541 51.9 -165.5 260 37.6710 -121.4498 108 1.3 n -57.6 168.5 18.6 E 6 Oct 004542 51.9 -165.4 260 37.7179 -121.3862 26 1.3 n -57.5 168.5 22.3 E 6 Oct 004543 51.8 -165.3 260 37.7645 -121.3226 2 1.3 n -57.5 168.5 26.4 E 6 Oct 004544 51.7 -165.2 261 37.8109 -121.2590 5 1.3 n -57.4 168.5 30.6 E 6 Oct 004545 51.7 -165.1 261 37.8572 -121.1953 11 1.3 n -57.4 168.5 35.0 E 6 Oct 004546 51.6 -165.0 261 37.9034 -121.1315 17 1.3 n -57.3 168.5 39.4 NE 6 Oct 004547 51.6 -164.9 261 37.9496 -121.0676 25 1.3 n -57.3 168.5 43.9 NE 6 Oct 004548 51.5 -164.8 261 37.9958 -121.0037 44 1.3 n -57.3 168.5 48.4 NE 6 Oct 004549 51.4 -164.7 262 38.0417 -120.9397 78 1.3 n -57.2 168.5 53.0 NE 6 Oct 004550 51.4 -164.6 262 38.0880 -120.8756 61 1.3 n -57.2 168.5 57.6 NE 6 Oct 004551 51.3 -164.6 262 38.1328 -120.8118 243 1.3 n -57.1 168.5 62.1 NE 6 Oct 004552 51.3 -164.5 262 38.1776 -120.7480 433 1.3 n -57.1 168.5 66.8 NE 6 Oct 004553 51.2 -164.4 262 38.2245 -120.6833 323 1.3 n -57.0 168.5 71.3 NE 6 Oct 004554 51.1 -164.3 263 38.2686 -120.6195 604 1.3 n -57.0 168.5 75.9 NE 6 Oct 004555 51.1 -164.2 263 38.3130 -120.5555 835 1.3 n -57.0 168.5 80.6 NE 6 Oct 004556 51.0 -164.1 263 38.3590 -120.4908 828 1.3 n -56.9 168.5 85.2 NE 6 Oct 004557 51.0 -164.0 263 38.4035 -120.4265 1040 1.3 n -56.9 168.5 89.8 NE 6 Oct 004558 50.9 -163.9 264 38.4479 -120.3622 1247 1.3 n -56.8 168.5 94.4 NE 6 Oct 004559 50.8 -163.8 264 38.4933 -120.2975 1324 1.3 n -56.8 168.5 98.9 NE 6 Oct 004600 50.8 -163.7 264 38.5351 -120.2341 1890 1.3 n -56.7 168.5 Source: Jon Weaver / Johnson Space Center (25 Sep) * Daily solar flux is predicted to be around 75 over the next 3 days. * Daily earth geomagnetic activity is predicted to be at Quiet to Unsettled levels with occasional active periods over the next 3 days. * ISS is currently in +XVV +ZLV TEA LVLH attitude mode (since about 20 Sep). ( previously +YVV +ZLV LVLH ) Source: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/elements 26 Sep is doy 269 1 25544U 98067A 06269.55244982 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9012 2 25544 51.6369 25.2954 0012081 27.5332 332.6469 15.76224223 9155 1 25544U 98067A 06270.50345897 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9027 2 25544 51.6371 20.3959 0012326 30.7623 329.4261 15.76205574 9309 1 25544U 98067A 06271.51784253 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9033 2 25544 51.6373 15.1692 0012265 34.4352 325.7605 15.76258820 9469 1 25544U 98067A 06272.53220063 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9041 2 25544 51.6368 9.9418 0012333 38.7222 321.4824 15.76303048 9626 1 25544U 98067A 06273.54653110 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9057 2 25544 51.6374 4.7139 0012417 41.7769 318.4342 15.76388021 9781 1 25544U 98067A 06274.56083868 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9068 2 25544 51.6374 359.4869 0012579 45.8012 314.4184 15.76382184 9948 1 25544U 98067A 06275.51172671 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9076 2 25544 51.6368 354.5865 0012652 49.2115 311.0145 15.76444672 10096 1 25544U 98067A 06276.52598312 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9083 2 25544 51.6361 349.3581 0012655 53.0232 307.2089 15.76457788 10256 1 25544U 98067A 06277.54021170 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9090 2 25544 51.6368 344.1297 0012717 55.7958 304.4410 15.76539925 10412 1 25544U 98067A 06278.55441579 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9103 2 25544 51.6362 338.9017 0012747 60.1251 300.1179 15.76562231 10574 1 25544U 98067A 06279.50520907 .00020000 00000-0 20000-3 0 9113 2 25544 51.6355 334.0002 0012889 63.4562 296.7922 15.76588385 10726 To resume emails, update your record with your name.