SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-79.009 STS-79 Central R/S Times 9/19 ATLANTIS RISE AND SET PREDICTIONS WHILE DOCKED WITH MIR Below are the rise and set times for STS-79/MIR for selected US cities over the next three 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 Chicago, IL STS-79 Element Set MIR-669 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 19Sep96 07:39:48 07:43:29 07:47:11 7 127 A-E 60467 19Sep96 09:13:41 09:18:52 09:24:07 66 143 A-E 60468 19Sep96 10:50:09 10:55:07 11:00:03 23 341 A-W 60469 19Sep96 12:27:18 12:31:56 12:36:33 14 360 A-W 60470 19Sep96 14:03:48 14:08:44 14:13:41 23 19 D-E 60471 19Sep96 15:39:44 15:44:59 15:50:07 61 216 D-W 60472 19Sep96 17:16:48 17:20:07 17:23:44 6 237 D-W 60473 20Sep96 08:14:32 08:19:29 08:24:32 28 138 A-E 60483 20Sep96 09:50:19 09:55:27 10:00:38 36 333 A-W 60484 20Sep96 11:27:27 11:32:04 11:36:45 15 352 A-W 60485 20Sep96 13:04:15 13:09:00 13:13:45 17 12 D-E 60486 20Sep96 14:40:17 14:45:30 14:50:40 59 31 D-E 60487 20Sep96 16:16:36 16:21:08 16:25:42 15 229 D-W 60488 21Sep96 07:15:52 07:20:14 07:24:44 13 132 A-E 60498 21Sep96 08:50:38 08:55:53 09:01:08 71 327 A-W 60499 21Sep96 10:27:29 10:32:18 10:37:08 18 345 A-W 60500 21Sep96 12:04:33 12:09:10 12:13:52 15 4 D-E 60501 21Sep96 13:40:50 13:45:55 13:50:59 31 24 D-E 60502 21Sep96 15:16:52 15:21:52 15:26:55 34 225 D-W 60503 Huntsville, AL STS-79 Element Set MIR-669 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 19Sep96 07:37:29 07:41:59 07:46:44 16 131 A-E 60467 19Sep96 09:12:44 09:17:59 09:22:59 34 328 A-W 60468 19Sep96 10:50:52 10:54:29 10:58:26 7 338 A-W 60469 19Sep96 14:05:44 14:09:37 14:13:37 8 21 D-E 60471 19Sep96 15:41:11 15:46:14 15:51:26 44 33 D-E 60472 19Sep96 17:17:39 17:21:58 17:26:16 12 234 D-W 60473 20Sep96 06:39:28 06:42:50 06:46:24 6 125 A-E 60482 20Sep96 08:13:07 08:18:22 08:23:37 90 313 A-W 60483 20Sep96 09:50:22 09:54:44 09:59:10 12 333 A-W 60484 20Sep96 14:41:52 14:46:44 14:51:33 20 33 D-E 60487 20Sep96 16:17:42 16:22:42 16:27:42 31 230 D-W 60488 21Sep96 07:13:58 07:18:59 07:24:03 31 131 A-E 60498 21Sep96 08:50:05 08:55:01 08:59:54 21 327 A-W 60499 21Sep96 13:42:35 13:46:54 13:51:16 11 25 D-E 60502 21Sep96 15:18:09 15:23:22 15:28:29 89 40 D-E 60503 21Sep96 16:55:22 16:58:52 17:02:07 5 235 D-W 60504 Houston, TX STS-79 Element Set MIR-669 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 19Sep96 07:35:44 07:39:44 07:43:59 10 127 A-E 60467 19Sep96 09:10:20 09:15:31 09:20:43 42 318 A-W 60468 19Sep96 15:41:16 15:45:24 15:49:43 10 32 D-E 60472 19Sep96 17:16:34 17:21:45 17:26:49 60 228 D-W 60473 20Sep96 08:10:54 08:16:01 08:21:16 60 135 A-E 60483 20Sep96 09:48:01 09:52:16 09:56:39 11 325 A-W 60484 20Sep96 16:17:11 16:22:16 16:27:20 41 41 D-E 60488 20Sep96 17:53:50 17:57:46 18:01:58 10 238 D-W 60489 21Sep96 07:11:56 07:16:52 07:21:33 20 124 A-E 60498 21Sep96 08:47:39 08:52:35 08:57:33 23 320 A-W 60499 21Sep96 15:17:58 15:22:35 15:27:24 17 35 D-E 60503 21Sep96 16:53:44 16:58:35 17:03:33 27 235 D-W 60504 Denver, CO STS-79 Element Set MIR-669 date rise tca set el az geo orbit 19Sep96 09:11:22 09:15:52 09:20:37 16 133 A-E 60468 19Sep96 10:46:30 10:51:42 10:56:53 48 327 A-W 60469 19Sep96 12:23:45 12:28:12 12:32:49 13 344 A-W 60470 19Sep96 14:01:04 14:05:27 14:09:38 10 7 D-E 60471 19Sep96 15:37:21 15:42:14 15:47:10 23 24 D-E 60472 19Sep96 17:13:16 17:18:24 17:23:28 45 222 D-W 60473 20Sep96 08:13:14 08:16:37 08:20:26 6 129 A-E 60483 20Sep96 09:47:00 09:52:12 09:57:27 71 141 A-E 60484 20Sep96 11:23:40 11:28:27 11:33:19 19 337 A-W 60485 20Sep96 13:01:15 13:05:27 13:09:42 10 357 A-W 60486 20Sep96 14:37:53 14:42:27 14:47:08 15 16 D-E 60487 20Sep96 16:13:45 16:18:58 16:24:07 72 34 D-E 60488 20Sep96 17:50:21 17:54:28 17:58:39 10 233 D-W 60489 21Sep96 08:47:52 08:52:50 08:57:53 28 135 A-E 60499 21Sep96 10:23:44 10:28:48 10:33:52 30 331 A-W 60500 21Sep96 12:01:10 12:05:33 12:09:55 11 350 A-W 60501 21Sep96 13:38:18 13:42:40 13:47:03 11 10 D-E 60502 21Sep96 15:14:21 15:19:24 15:24:28 33 29 D-E 60503 21Sep96 16:50:24 16:55:09 17:00:09 24 232 D-W 60504 Compiled by Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT volunteer. Send comments to n8fgv@amsat.org (Internet) or WD8LAQ @ WA3NAN.MD.USA (packet radio), especially on these predictions vs. your observed results. Submitted by Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ for Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO and the SAREX Working Group. /EX .