Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Events at this venue

Today

    • Thursday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX,
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Cargo Dragon Undocking

    After a final reboost of the ISS, CRS-33, SpaceX Cargo Dragon, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station for return to Earth, with research samples...

    • Thursday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    ISS / U.S. EVA #94 (or #95)

    To be confirmed after postponement of Spacewalk #95; would begin 05:40 EST, lasting ~6.5 hours.

    Sunday

     — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Tiangong Space Station Visible Pass Over Hawai’i

    Beginning 06:20:51 HST from the SSW, Tiangong will make a visible pass at brightest magnitude 1.2 over Hawaiian Islands, setting 06:29:49 in the ENE.

    Saturday

     — ISS Partners (NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA and CSA-ASC),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    ISS Visible Pass Over Hawai’i

    Visible at -3.9 magnitude, the International Space Station will travel over Hawaiian Islands from NW to SE, rising at 04:48:07 to 04:54:02 HST.

    • Tuesday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Hubble Space Telescope Visible Pass over Hawai’i

    At magnitude 2.9, the Hubble Space Telescope will travel over Hawaiian Islands from SSE to E, rising at 04:58:50 to 05:04:49 HST.

    Monday

     — Comet 8P/Tuttle,
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Ursids Meteor Shower Peak

    From Comet Tuttle (8P), with up to 10 per hour. Moon only 3% full helps viewing on peak nights; active Dec 17-26.

    Sunday

     — Sun-Earth,
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    December Solstice

    Occurs 05:01 HST, 15:01 UTC; It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year; and conversely,...

    Sunday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

    Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) launched in 2009, went...

    Wednesday

     — European Space Agency (ESA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    XMM-Newton Begins Next Year in Space

    European Space Agency (ESA) craft surpasses 26 full years / begins 27th year in space today, launched 1999, in very eccentric elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming...

    Tuesday

     — ISS Partners (NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA and CSA-ASC),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Soyuz MS-27 Undocking, Expedition 74 Mission Begins

    ISS Expedition 73 members Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Jonny Kim planned to return to Earth today in Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 craft, landing in Kazakhstan.

    Tuesday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Begins Next Year in Space

    Surpassing 30 full years of operations in space today, European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft continues studying the Sun, has also...

    • Saturday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Hubble Space Telescope Visible Pass Over Hawai’i

    Appearing at brightest magnitude 0.9, traveling from SW to E, Hubble Space Telescope will appear over Hawaiian Islands from 18:56:02 to 19:03:04 HST.

    Thursday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Swift Spacecraft Begins Next Year in Space

    Surpassing 21 full years in space, having launched in 2004, Swift is observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO.

    Sunday

    • Friday

    • Sunday

     — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Astrosat Begins Next Year in Space

    Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.

    Saturday

    • Saturday

     — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

    Van Allen Probes Mark Another Year in Space

    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment and its variability.

    • Friday