SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch and Dock times

[michael8554]

27th at 21:33 BST -  Launch

27th at 21:45 BST -  Low Earth Orbit. Falcon 9 booster returns to earth.

Dragon in orbit chasing ISS

I don't know if Dragon will show as a bright object near to or trailing the ISS on this "Very Bright" UK ISS pass:

27th at 22:56 to 23:00 -  ISS pass

Docking will occur on the 28th, in UK daytime:

28th at 16:29 BST -  Dock with ISS.

Michael

 

 

 

 

 

[Freddie]

Should be visible over the U.K. 20 mins after launch.

[Paul M]

I think the sky might still be a bit too bright to see it's launch pass. It was still almost daylight here at 10pm yesterday.

[Freddie]

We are right down in the SE corner on the coast so should be ok here as it is reasonably dark by 10pm. Will probably get clouded out instead though!!!!

[richard ashbee]

No chance to see anything in Shetland not dark at all

[Victor Boesen]

I have a slim chance of spotting it from Denmark at 20:53 UTC before it enters Earth's shadow at 10 degrees elevation 20:57 UTC. It'll be worth a try! The only problem is I live in the capital of Denmark so an open space will be hard to find but I have an idea;)

Edited May 27, 2020 by Victor Boesen

[Waddensky]

24 degrees altitude at 20.54 UTC from northern NL, about 2 minutes before it enters the Earth's shadow. Should be dark enough by then.