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Old 08-06-2018, 07:53 PM
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Soyuz MS-09 capsule to ISS - any photos?

For undisclosed reasons the capsule stayed above the southern hemisphere throughout the 2 day journey to the ISS. Flight path: https://www.calsky.com/csrender.cgi?&object=Satellite&numb er=3&sat=43493&tracker=

Did anyone capture a lucky photo of it? I bet the German DLR or ESA would be glad if you shared it with them. I would be.

At the moment of docking to the ISS, that's 8 June 13:07 UTC, unfortunately the ISS will be in earth's shadow. Flight path:
https://www.calsky.com/csrender.cgi?...25544&tracker=
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Old 09-06-2018, 11:52 AM
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Missed opportunity...
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:45 PM
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... ah well, Hans
it's not such a rare event - but it was Alex Gerst riding the Soyuz and it was a 2 day journey instead of the usual quick one. So I thought I'd ask.
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Old 09-06-2018, 06:43 PM
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I remember imagers in the northern hemisphere were getting shots of the shuttle chasing the ISS. A Soyuz capsule would be an interesting imaging target. I wonder why they abandoned the 6 hour journey and went back to the longer 2 day journey.
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