Re: [sarex] Starshine Visibility

[Peter Hodgson <va3pkh@xxxxxx>]

Hi James
Go to http://www.heavens-above.com
You can register your location and get custom reports on pass times for
different types of satellite ie amateur , visible, etc.
Starshine is intended to enter the atmosphere and burn up, I think it has a
projected eight month lifespan.

You can get starshine info at www.azinet.com/starshine/

73

Peter
VA3PKH

"Alderman, James" wrote:

> Greetings Fellow Amateurs,
>
> I have entered the STARSHINE elements into NOVA and I see that the satellite
> will make an 80 degree pass over north Texas (Dallas) on Thursday, December
> 20th starting at 8:37 PM CST.  This is some three hours after sunset.
>
> I know that for a satellite to be visible, the observer must be in darkness
> while sunlight is shining on the satellite itself.  How long after sunset
> will the bird be visible over any given location?  Can we see it this
> Thursday?
>
> Also, NOVA is showing the satellite's altitude to only be 224 miles.  That
> seems pretty low.  The microsats are some 200 miles higher than that.  Won't
> STARSHINE drag and fall back to earth in a few months?
>
> James Alderman, KF5WT
> Dallas, TX
>
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