NASA Space Shuttle & ISS Visible over Ireland in November
The Space Shuttle and International Space Shuttle is visible over Ireland once again in November.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch 16 November 2009 at 2:28 P.M. EDT (Exactly 3 hours from now 7:28PM Irish Time, Monday 16th Nov) . The Space Shuttle Atlantis has a crew of six and will travel to the International Space Station. The shuttle is expected to return to Kennedy Space Center on 27th November 2009.
I have outlined the dates the ISS and Shuttle are visible over Waterford for the month of November below.
The Shuttle will be first visible in Ireland at 5:54pm on Tuesday, fairly high in the south skies coming from WSW.
Source : http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/
THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM FRI NOV 13 TO SAT NOV 28
| SATELLITE | LOCAL | DURATION | MAX ELEV | APPROACH | DEPARTURE |
| DATE/TIME | (MIN) | (DEG) | (DEG-DIR) | (DEG-DIR) | |
| ISS | Fri Nov 13/05:26 PM | 4 | 19 | 11 above SSW | 10 above E |
| ISS | Fri Nov 13/07:01 PM | < 1 | 32 | 20 above WSW | 32 above SW |
| ISS | Sat Nov 14/05:49 PM | 3 | 36 | 18 above SW | 18 above E |
| ISS | Sun Nov 15/06:11 PM | 2 | 60 | 32 above SW | 36 above ESE |
| ISS | Mon Nov 16/05:00 PM | 3 | 35 | 34 above S | 12 above E |
| ISS | Mon Nov 16/06:34 PM | 1 | 76 | 33 above WSW | 76 above SSW |
| ISS | Tue Nov 17/05:22 PM | 3 | 59 | 40 above SW | 12 above E |
| ISS | Tue Nov 17/06:56 PM | < 1 | 33 | 25 above W | 33 above W |
| ISS | Wed Nov 18/05:44 PM | 3 | 78 | 44 above WSW | 19 above E |
| ISS | Wed Nov 18/07:18 PM | < 1 | 20 | 20 above W | 20 above W |
| ISS | Thu Nov 19/06:06 PM | 2 | 78 | 33 above W | 40 above ESE |
| ISS | Fri Nov 20/04:55 PM | 2 | 53 | 53 above E | 12 above E |
| ISS | Fri Nov 20/06:28 PM | 1 | 58 | 31 above W | 55 above SSE |
| ISS | Sat Nov 21/05:16 PM | 3 | 78 | 43 above W | 12 above E |
| ISS | Sat Nov 21/06:51 PM | < 1 | 33 | 26 above WSW | 33 above SW |
| ISS | Sun Nov 22/05:38 PM | 3 | 59 | 40 above WSW | 12 above ESE |
| ISS | Sun Nov 22/07:13 PM | < 1 | 16 | 14 above WSW | 16 above WSW |
| ISS | Mon Nov 23/06:01 PM | 3 | 35 | 30 above SW | 14 above SE |
| ISS | Tue Nov 24/04:51 PM | < 1 | 14 | 14 above ESE | 11 above ESE |
| ISS | Tue Nov 24/06:23 PM | 3 | 19 | 17 above SW | 10 above SSE |
| ISS | Wed Nov 25/05:10 PM | 3 | 36 | 35 above SW | 12 above SE |
| ISS | Thu Nov 26/05:33 PM | 2 | 19 | 19 above SSW | 10 above SSE |
ONLY DAYS WITH SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED
THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON NOV 16 TO TUE DEC 01
| SATELLITE | LOCAL | DURATION | MAX ELEV | APPROACH | DEPARTURE |
| DATE/TIME | (MIN) | (DEG) | (DEG-DIR) | (DEG-DIR) | |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Nov 17/05:54 PM | 1 | 67 | 45 above WSW | 40 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Nov 18/05:44 PM | 3 | 78 | 44 above WSW | 19 above E |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Nov 18/07:18 PM | < 1 | 20 | 20 above W | 20 above W |
| SHUTTLE | Thu Nov 19/06:06 PM | 2 | 78 | 33 above W | 40 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Nov 20/04:55 PM | 2 | 70 | 70 above ESE | 12 above E |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Nov 20/06:29 PM | 1 | 58 | 32 above W | 54 above SSE |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Nov 21/05:16 PM | 3 | 78 | 43 above W | 12 above E |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Nov 21/06:51 PM | < 1 | 30 | 26 above WSW | 30 above SW |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Nov 22/05:39 PM | 3 | 59 | 40 above WSW | 12 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Nov 22/07:13 PM | < 1 | 16 | 14 above WSW | 16 above WSW |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Nov 23/06:01 PM | 3 | 35 | 30 above SW | 14 above SE |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Nov 24/04:51 PM | < 1 | 14 | 14 above ESE | 11 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Nov 24/06:23 PM | 3 | 19 | 17 above SW | 10 above SSE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Nov 25/05:11 PM | 3 | 36 | 35 above SW | 12 above SE |
| SHUTTLE | Thu Nov 26/05:33 PM | 2 | 19 | 19 above SSW | 10 above SSE |