[amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle

[Robert Switzer]

 there was speculation that it could be visible in a narrow window over land:
from SpaceX Crew Dragon Re-Entry May Be Visible Over Some of Eastern US 


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SpaceX Crew Dragon Re-Entry May Be Visible Over Some of Eastern US

Joe Rao

SpaceX's historic first Crew Dragon test flight returns to Earth early Friday (March 8), and lucky U.S. East Coa...
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Dragon's final ground track runs across North America, from approximately just north of Vancouver Island on the Pacific Coast; southeast to Charleston, South Carolina, on the East Coast; and out to sea over the open waters of the Atlantic. 


    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 10:07:25 AM EST, Kevin Zari <kk4yel at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 it was 200 miles off the coast here in FL. Not quite sure how it could be
seen, but maybe with the shape of the East Coast,  it could have been
visible somewhere.
-Kevin (KK4YEL)


On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 9:02 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anybody see this?  The ISS was at about 20° to 10° during the reentry, so
> I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am
> too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well
> below (and behind?) the ISS at that point.  It's kind of hazy/cloudy here,
> too...
>
> ---Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
> > There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be
> visible
> > on the East coast.
> > Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.
> > The "sonic boom" may also be heard.
> >
> > >*From w1fxx*
> >
> >
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