12-13-2020, 04:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-13-2020, 04:08 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
There’s a relatively bright pass of the secret Air Force X-37B tonight, which is designed like a mini space shuttle. While nowhere near as bright as the ISS, it’s more visible than usual. If you saw the ISS the other night, the X-37B will follow a similar path:
Dec 12
Starts - 6:45 PM
Magnitude - 0.4
Rises - NW, it will pass very close to Mars
Fades/Sets - SE
It’s mission is classified, so who knows what it will be up to as it passes overhead? The orbit is changed often, whenever the Air Force detects Chinese or Russian satellites moving into its path for a closer look.
Dec 12
Starts - 6:45 PM
Magnitude - 0.4
Rises - NW, it will pass very close to Mars
Fades/Sets - SE
It’s mission is classified, so who knows what it will be up to as it passes overhead? The orbit is changed often, whenever the Air Force detects Chinese or Russian satellites moving into its path for a closer look.