SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-79.020 STS-79 World R/S Times 9/25 Below are the rise and set times for STS-79 for selected world cities over the next two days. This data was generated to help hams without orbit programs to participate in the SAREX activities. Please note that the times shown are UTC and NOT LOCAL TIME. This listing includes only those passes with an elevation greater than 5 degrees. For information regarding SAREX frequencies and operations procedures, check your local PBBS, or bulletins from W1AW, W5RRR, W6VIO or WA3NAN. Symbol key: rise = time that shuttle appears above horizon tca = time of closest approach to observer and maximium elevation set = time that shuttle disappears below horizon el = maximium elevation above horizon az = azimuth at time of maximium elevation geo = geometry: A = Ascending orbit, moving south to north D = Descending orbit, moving north to south E = passes east of observer W = passes west of observer There is a small thruster firing scheduled for about 06:00 UTC on September 25 which may cause these predictions to be in error by up to a few minutes after that time. Landing at Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:12 UTC on September 26 on orbit 160. Predictions for orbits later than that time are provided in the event that the mission should be extended due to bad weather at the landing site. London, England STS-79 Element Set JSC-920 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 25Sep96 00:22:07 00:25:59 00:29:33 7 131 A-E 137 25Sep96 01:55:58 02:00:58 02:06:05 32 153 A-E 138 25Sep96 03:31:30 03:36:45 03:42:00 86 173 A-E 139 25Sep96 05:07:29 05:12:44 05:17:56 84 191 D-W 140 25Sep96 06:43:26 06:48:29 06:53:26 30 209 D-W 141 25Sep96 08:20:03 08:23:29 08:27:07 6 229 D-W 142 26Sep96 00:56:29 01:00:59 01:06:03 19 151 A-E 153 26Sep96 02:31:33 02:36:48 02:42:03 66 163 A-E 154 26Sep96 04:07:30 04:12:45 04:18:00 85 2 D-E 155 26Sep96 05:43:27 05:48:38 05:53:45 48 203 D-W 156 26Sep96 07:19:38 07:23:53 07:28:23 13 224 D-W 157 Paris, France STS-79 Element Set JSC-920 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 25Sep96 00:21:52 00:25:59 00:30:03 10 135 A-E 137 25Sep96 01:56:06 02:01:18 02:06:25 43 151 A-E 138 25Sep96 03:31:51 03:37:06 03:42:21 74 346 A-W 139 25Sep96 05:07:55 05:13:14 05:18:25 84 34 D-E 140 25Sep96 06:43:55 06:48:59 06:53:55 30 211 D-W 141 25Sep96 08:20:40 08:23:59 08:27:25 5 230 D-W 142 26Sep96 00:56:29 01:01:24 01:06:24 26 148 A-E 153 26Sep96 02:31:53 02:37:08 02:42:23 87 177 A-E 154 26Sep96 04:07:57 04:13:12 04:18:27 71 5 D-E 155 26Sep96 05:43:57 05:49:08 05:54:15 51 204 D-W 156 26Sep96 07:20:08 07:24:23 07:28:45 12 225 D-W 157 Tokyo, Japan STS-79 Element Set JSC-920 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 25Sep96 14:05:37 14:10:07 14:14:56 16 132 A-E 146 25Sep96 15:40:52 15:46:07 15:51:07 36 329 A-W 147 25Sep96 17:18:44 17:22:37 17:26:37 8 340 A-W 148 25Sep96 20:33:14 20:37:22 20:41:37 10 20 D-E 150 25Sep96 22:08:47 22:13:59 22:19:06 57 37 D-E 151 25Sep96 23:45:25 23:49:29 23:53:36 10 235 D-W 152 26Sep96 13:07:07 13:10:22 13:14:07 6 127 A-E 161 26Sep96 14:40:47 14:45:59 14:51:14 86 140 A-E 162 26Sep96 16:17:51 16:22:14 16:26:51 13 332 A-W 163 26Sep96 19:33:21 19:36:59 19:40:40 6 14 D-E 165 26Sep96 21:08:57 21:13:51 21:18:49 24 31 D-E 166 26Sep96 22:44:55 22:49:44 22:54:40 25 232 D-W 167 Sydney, Australia STS-79 Element Set JSC-920 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 25Sep96 01:02:14 01:05:59 01:09:56 8 54 D-E 137 25Sep96 02:36:27 02:41:34 02:46:45 60 221 D-W 138 25Sep96 04:14:04 04:18:04 04:22:04 9 205 D-W 139 25Sep96 09:05:12 09:10:04 09:14:57 22 146 A-E 142 25Sep96 10:41:01 10:46:01 10:50:58 27 311 A-W 143 26Sep96 01:36:37 01:41:44 01:46:44 43 53 D-E 153 26Sep96 03:13:11 03:17:48 03:22:26 15 211 D-W 154 26Sep96 08:05:27 08:09:53 08:14:12 12 151 A-E 157 26Sep96 09:40:55 09:46:10 09:51:21 80 318 A-W 158 Compiled by Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT volunteer. Send comments to n8fgv@amsat.org (Internet) or WD8LAQ @ WA3NAN.MD.USA (packet radio). Submitted by Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ for Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO and the SAREX Working Group. /EX P.S. I apologize for my tardiness. I should have sent these out last night! - Pat ======================================================================== Patrick L. Kilroy Phone: 301-286-5910 Engineer (in motion) Fax: 301-286-1695 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center E-mail: pat.kilroy@gsfc.nasa.gov Building 6, Code 311 WWW URL: http://arioch.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 310/310.html ========================================================================= .