[amsat-bb] ISS "running late"

[EDWARD KROME]

Hey, I'm north of 70; just glad I can still see the moving light anyway! But we did see the launch from 70 miles away. That's just moving lights, too. Pretty cool.

Ed K9EK

> On 11/18/2020 9:55 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Were you or anyone else able to see Dragon too?
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 9:41 PM EDWARD KROME via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting. It was right on time (visually) here in central Florida. Last night, too. Even winked out within 5 seconds of prediction. Tracked with ISS Discovery on iPhone 8, so I have no idea of the Keps date/time. It just does it by magic.
> >
> > Ed K9EK
> > EL98
> >
> > > On 11/18/2020 8:14 PM Ronald Parsons via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
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> > >
> > > I went outside tonight to watch a high pass of the ISS and it was "running
> > > late." About 5-10 minutes. Beautiful pass though.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > When I came into the shack to check SatPC32, I discovered the current
> > > download of nasabare keps was dated 11/4.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Apparently the ISS made a maneuver to accept the Dragon capsule and slightly
> > > raised its orbit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh well, it's always fun to watch the ISS go over.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron W5RKN
> > >
> > >
> > >
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