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text & graphics below from Heavens-above.com
Whole Sky Chart
| This chart shows the path of the satellite across the sky. Please note that East and West are NOT the "wrong way round" if you hold the chart over your head to correspond to the view of the sky. |
Pass Details
| Date: | Tuesday, 17 November, 2009 |
| Satellite: | ISS |
| Observer's Location: | Radio City in Mounds View, MN ( 45.1050°N, 93.2080°W) |
| Local Time: | Central Standard Time (GMT - 6:00) |
| Orbit: | 336 x 344 km, 51.6° (Epoch 20 Nov) |
| Sun altitude at time of maximum pass altitude: | -8.5° |
| Event | Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Distance (km) |
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| Rises above horizon | 17:24:07 | 0° | 279° (W ) | 2,122 |
| Reaches 10° altitude | 17:26:20 | 10° | 295° (WNW) | 1,290 |
| Maximum altitude | 17:28:44 | 23° | 351° (N ) | 783 |
| Enters shadow | 17:30:57 | 11° | 46° (NE ) | 1,235 |
Detailed Star Chart
The highlighted circle is the region where the satellite is at least 10° above your horizon. The size of the circle depends on the height of the satellite.
Solid part of orbit shows where the satellite is sunlit, and the dashed part where it is in the Earth's shadow and invisible.
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