[StephenM (Stephen)]

Hi all in SE Qld,

According to Heavens Above, there will be a magnitude -0.8 pass of STS-128 just after 5am tomorrow, followed 2 minutes later by the ISS at magnitude -3.0! The maximum altitude for both passes will be in Orion, which should make for a great photo opportunity!

By my calculations, the shuttle pass will occur about 4.5 hrs before the scheduled landing time (7pm EST), so I'm guessing they would not yet have done the de-orbit burn? Could someone please check these calculations and confirm this?

Cheers,
Stephen