International Space Station(ISS) Flybys June 2013

Exciting News! International Space Station (ISS) will fly above Malaysian airspace in June 2013. People in Kuala Lumpur will be able to witness the flyby on 3 June and 8 June 2013. Below is the information of the ISS flyby in Kuala Lumpur and Labuan:

Kuala Lumpur

(1)
Date: 03 June 2013
Time:  Start- 20:14:18, Highest Point-20:17:35, End- 20:20:51
Brigtness : Magnitude -3.4  (Visible to the naked eye)
Sky Chart:

Ground Track

(2)
Date : 08 June 2013
Time: Start-06:08:47, Highest Point-06:12:07, End-06:15:28
Brightness : Magnitude -3.2 (visible to the naked eye)
Sky Chart:

Ground Track:

Labuan

(1)
Date: 4 June 2013
Time: Start-19:28:08, Highest Point-19:31:12, End 19:34:16
Brightness: Magnitude -1.7
Sky Chart:

Ground Track

(2)
Date: 07 June 2013
Time: Start-05:23:02, Highest Point- 05:26:18, End-05:29:36
Brightness: -2.5
Sky Chart:

Ground Track:

We must use this opportunity to witness the Queen of the Satellite fly above our airspace. We should also appreciate that there are astronauts on board of the International Space Station conducting experiments that can improve our life on earth.  Clear Skies!