SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-71.004 STS-71 Central R/S Times 06/30 Below are the rise and set times for STS-71/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 set = time that shuttle disappears below horizon el = maximium elevation above horizon 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 These predictions cover the time when STS-71 is docked with the MIR space station and were generated using the current element set for MIR. SAREX operations during the docked portion of the mission will be curtailed due to the SAREX antenna being blocked by MIR. SAREX operations are expected to be initiated after the post separation burn is performed on July 4 at 13:39 UTC. Evening passes of STS-71/MIR are visible to the eye after sunset. To determine which passes are visible, compare the predicted pass times to your local sunset time and look for events which pass overhead within 75 minutes after your local sunset time. Chicago, IL STS-71 Element Set MIR-100 date rise tca set el geo orbit 30Jun95 01:15:29 01:20:36 01:25 26 D-E 53487 30Jun95 02:51:46 02:57:04 03:01 51 D-W 53488 30Jun95 04:29:20 04:32:39 04:35 5 D-W 53489 30Jun95 19:29:44 19:34:55 19:39 37 A-E 53499 30Jun95 21:06:05 21:11:14 21:15 31 A-W 53500 30Jun95 22:43:34 22:48:17 22:52 15 D-W 53501 01Jul95 00:20:33 00:25:30 00:29 19 D-E 53502 01Jul95 01:56:51 02:02:14 02:07 78 D-E 53503 01Jul95 03:33:40 03:38:05 03:42 12 D-W 53504 01Jul95 18:35:22 18:40:11 18:44 19 A-E 53514 01Jul95 20:10:57 20:16:15 20:21 52 A-W 53515 01Jul95 21:48:17 21:53:06 21:57 17 A-W 53516 01Jul95 23:25:34 23:30:21 23:34 16 D-E 53517 02Jul95 01:01:59 01:07:17 01:12 42 D-E 53518 02Jul95 02:38:26 02:43:26 02:47 24 D-W 53519 02Jul95 17:41:28 17:45:33 17:49 9 A-E 53529 02Jul95 19:16:01 19:21:21 19:26 82 A-E 53530 02Jul95 20:52:58 20:57:57 21:02 21 A-W 53531 02Jul95 22:30:27 22:35:09 22:39 15 D-E 53532 Huntsville, AL STS-71 Element Set MIR-100 date rise tca set el geo orbit 30Jun95 01:17:20 01:21:33 01:25 9 D-E 53487 30Jun95 02:53:08 02:58:27 03:03 55 D-E 53488 30Jun95 04:30:07 04:34:21 04:38 10 D-W 53489 30Jun95 17:53:54 17:57:55 18:01 9 A-E 53498 30Jun95 19:28:30 19:33:48 19:38 66 A-W 53499 30Jun95 21:06:19 21:10:36 21:14 10 A-W 53500 01Jul95 00:22:35 00:26:15 00:29 6 D-E 53502 01Jul95 01:58:22 02:03:29 02:08 26 D-E 53503 01Jul95 03:34:43 03:39:41 03:44 23 D-W 53504 01Jul95 18:33:42 18:38:57 18:43 49 A-E 53514 01Jul95 20:10:41 20:15:26 20:19 16 A-W 53515 02Jul95 01:03:39 01:08:24 01:12 15 D-E 53518 02Jul95 02:39:39 02:44:57 02:49 55 D-W 53519 02Jul95 17:39:18 17:44:12 17:48 21 A-E 53529 02Jul95 19:15:15 19:20:22 19:24 29 A-W 53530 02Jul95 20:53:50 20:57:33 21:00 6 A-W 53531 Houston, TX STS-71 Element Set MIR-100 date rise tca set el geo orbit 30Jun95 02:53:07 02:57:41 03:01 13 D-E 53488 30Jun95 04:28:55 04:34:10 04:38 46 D-W 53489 30Jun95 19:26:10 19:31:28 19:36 87 A-E 53499 30Jun95 21:04:02 21:08:08 21:11 9 A-W 53500 01Jul95 01:58:40 02:02:29 02:05 7 D-E 53503 01Jul95 03:34:00 03:39:20 03:44 63 D-E 53504 01Jul95 05:11:29 05:15:10 05:18 7 D-W 53505 01Jul95 18:31:33 18:36:40 18:41 31 A-E 53514 01Jul95 20:08:16 20:13:00 20:17 17 A-W 53515 02Jul95 02:39:18 02:44:23 02:48 26 D-E 53519 02Jul95 04:15:45 04:20:30 04:24 17 D-W 53520 02Jul95 17:37:26 17:41:57 17:45 13 A-E 53529 02Jul95 19:12:50 19:17:59 19:22 34 A-W 53530 Denver, CO STS-71 Element Set MIR-100 date rise tca set el geo orbit 30Jun95 01:12:49 01:17:14 01:21 11 D-E 53487 30Jun95 02:49:18 02:54:25 02:59 26 D-E 53488 30Jun95 04:25:34 04:30:47 04:35 37 D-W 53489 30Jun95 19:28:02 19:32:07 19:35 9 A-E 53499 30Jun95 21:02:37 21:07:57 21:12 86 A-W 53500 30Jun95 22:39:49 22:44:37 22:48 17 A-W 53501 01Jul95 00:17:38 00:21:58 00:25 10 D-E 53502 01Jul95 01:54:26 01:59:19 02:03 18 D-E 53503 01Jul95 03:30:37 03:35:59 03:40 84 D-W 53504 01Jul95 05:07:49 05:11:44 05:15 8 D-W 53505 01Jul95 20:07:53 20:13:07 20:17 43 A-E 53515 01Jul95 21:44:28 21:49:31 21:54 24 A-W 53516 01Jul95 23:22:20 23:26:43 23:30 11 A-W 53517 02Jul95 00:59:30 01:04:08 01:08 13 D-E 53518 02Jul95 02:35:45 02:41:04 02:45 47 D-E 53519 02Jul95 04:12:20 04:17:06 04:21 17 D-W 53520 02Jul95 19:13:29 19:18:22 19:22 20 A-E 53530 02Jul95 20:49:15 20:54:30 20:59 41 A-W 53531 02Jul95 22:26:54 22:31:28 22:35 13 A-W 53532 Compiled by Dan Schultz, N8FGV Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group Send comments to n8fgv@amsat.org /EX