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Space Calendar
Last Updated Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 07:15 AM PST
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November 1998
* Nov ?? - Telstar-6 Proton Launch
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 102 Miriam Occults SAO 164159 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 01 - Asteroid 576 Emanuela Occults TAC +096711 (10.4 Magnitude
Star)
* Nov 01 - Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TS66 at Opposition (37.825 AU - 21.9
Mag)
* Nov 01 - 35th Anniversary (1963), Polyot 1 Launch (USSR), 1st
Spacecraft With Extensive Maneuver Capability
* Nov 01-04 - 8th Annual Conference On Astronomical Data Analysis
Software and Systems (ADASS '98), Urbana, Illinois
* Nov 02 -[Nov 17] Comet P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) Perihelion
(2.548 AU)
* Nov 02 - Asteroid 1998 SF35 Closest Approach To Earth (0.610 AU)
* Nov 02 - Hubble Space Telescope Lecture, Los Angeles, California
* Nov 02-04 - Workshop on Martian Meteorites, Houston, Texas
* Nov 02-04 - 3rd Annual Raytheon Science Data Centers Symposium, Silver
Spring, Maryland
* Nov 02-05 - ESO Workshop on Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System,
Garching, Germany
* Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
* Nov 03 - 25th Anniversary (1973), Mariner 10 Launch (Venus/ Mercury
Flyby Mission)
* Nov 03-05 - 5th International Workshop On Simulation For European
Space Programs, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 03-06 - Meeting On Gamma Ray Bursts In the Afterglow Era, Rome,
Italy
* Nov 03-07 - IAU Symposium 193: Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars
and Starburst Galaxies, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
* Nov 03-07 - 5th Latin American Conference On Space Geophysics
(V-COLAGE), San Jose, Costa Rica
* Nov 04 - Panamsat 8 Proton Launch, Successful
* Nov 04-06 - Conference On Academic and Industrial Cooperation In Space
Research, Vienna, Austrai
* Nov 05 - Globalstar Soyuz Launch
* Nov 05 - Asteroid 15 Eunomia at Opposition (7.9 Magnitude)
* Nov 06 - Iridium 11 Delta 2 Launch, Successful
* Nov 06 - Asteroid 1998 TT3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.266 AU)
* Nov 06 -[Nov 17] Asteroid 1998 UQ1 Closest Approach To Earth
(0.551 AU)
* Nov 06-07 - Imaging The Sky Workshop, Salem, Oregon
* Nov 07 - Space Shuttle Discovery Returns To Earth, Successful
* Nov 07 - Comet Takamizawa Perihelion (1.585 AU)
* Nov 07 -[Nov 24] Asteroid 1998 VO33 Near-Earth Flyby (0.171 AU)
* Nov 07 - Jersey '98 Astro Conference & Showcase, Cranford, New Jersey
* Nov 07-08 - 1st International Meteorite Fair, Gifhorn, Germany
* Nov 08 - Asteroid 51 Nemausa at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
* Nov 08 - Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach to Earth (0.983 AU)
* Nov 08 - 30th Anniversary (1968), Pioneer 9 Launch
* Nov 09 - Asteroid 69 Hesperia at Opposition (10.8 Magnitude)
* Nov 09 - Mercury Occults 184412 (7.8 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 09 -[Nov 22] Asteroid 1998 VE31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.178 AU)
* Nov 09-10 - 3rd Tribology Forum Workshop, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 10 - Asteroid 46 Hestia at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
* Nov 10 - 30th Anniversary (1968), Zond 6 Launch (Soviet Moon Flyby
Mission)
* Nov 11 - Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation (22 Degrees)
* Nov 11 - Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.395 AU)
* Nov 11-13 - ESA Workshop On Space Weather, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 1998 MQ Closest Approach To Earth (0.464 AU)
* Nov 12 - Asteroid 3907 Kilmartin Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU)
* Nov 12 - Washington Area Astronomers Meeting, Laurel, Maryland
* Nov 13 - Insat-2E Ariane 4 Launch
* Nov 13 - Moon Occults Mars
* Nov 13 - Asteroid 145 Adeona Occults PPM 736551 (10.9 Magnitude Star)
* Nov 13 - Galileo Educators Workshop, Pasadena, Calfornia
* Nov 13 - 20th Anniversary (1978), HEAO 2 Launch (Einstein X-Ray
Observatory)
* Nov 14 -[Nov 21] Asteroid 1998 VR Near-Earth Flyby (0.154 AU)
* Nov 14 - Asteroid 1997 CX5 Closest Approach To Earth (0.740 AU)
* Nov 14 - Asteroid 1994 VA1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.754 AU)
* Nov 14-15 - IAS Microwave Foreground Workshop, Princeton, New Jersey
* Nov 15 - Asteroid 1998 SS49 Near-Earth Flyby (0.253 AU)
* Nov 15 - Asteroid 7095 Lamettrie Closest Approach To Earth (2.062 AU)
* Nov 15 - 10th Anniversary (1988), 1st & Only Buran Launch (Soviet
Space Shuttle)
* Nov 15 - William Herschell's 260th Birthday (1738)
* Nov 16 -[Nov 18] Comet C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To
Earth (0.445 AU)
* Nov 16 - Comet C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (2.132 AU)
* Nov 16 - Asteroid 6995 (1996 BZ1) Closest Approach To Earth (1.978 AU)
* Nov 16 - 25th Anniversary (1973), Skylab-4 Launch
* Nov 16-17 - Colloquium On SLOSHAT and Liquid Dynamics In Spacecraft,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 16-18 - 2nd European Symposium On The Utilization of the
International Space Station, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 16-28 - 8th Latin American Workshop On Plasma Physics, Tandil,
Argentina
* Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak (Potential Meteor Storm)
* Nov 17 -[Nov 17] Comet P/1998 U4 (Spahr) Closest Approach To
Earth (3.004 AU)
* Nov 17-19 - 1998 AAS National Conference & 45th Annual Meeting,
Houston, Texas
* Nov 17-19 - AIAA Missile Sciences Conference, Monterey, California
* Nov 18 - Asteroid 270 Anahita at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
* Nov 19 -[Nov 21] Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #56 (OTM-56)
* Nov 19 - Comet Kowal-Vavorva Perihelion (2.575 AU)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 1998 SY14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)
* Nov 19 -[Nov 22] Asteroid 1998 VF31 Closest Approach To Earth
(0.621 AU)
* Nov 19 - Asteroid 4125 Lew Allen Closest Approach To Earth (1.024 AU)
* Nov 19 - Mars Surveyor '98 Lecture, Pasadena, California
* Nov 19 -[Nov 19] STARDUST Lecture, Pasadena, California
* Nov 20 -[Nov 20] FGB (Functional Cargo Block) Proton-K Launch
(1st Element of the International Space Station), Successful
* Nov 20 -[Nov 17] Asteroid 532 Herculina Occults PPM 709785 (9.8
Magnitude Star)
* Nov 20 - Asteroid 4300 (1955 SG1) Closest Approach To Earth (1.234 AU)
* Nov 20 -[Nov 20] Asteroid 7705 (1993 FU7) Closest Approach To
Earth (1.397 AU)
* Nov 20 - Mars Surveyor 98 Lecture, Pasadena, California
* Nov 21 - Comet Giacobini-Zinner Perihelion (1.034 AU)
* Nov 21 -[Nov 20] Asteroid 45 Eugenia Occults SAO 94447 (8.4
Magnitude Star)
* Nov 22 -[Nov 22] Galileo, Europa 18 Flyby
* Nov 22 -[Nov 23] Bonum-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful
* Nov 22 -[Nov 24] Asteroid 1998 VF32 Near-Earth Flyby (0.041 AU)
* Nov 22 - Asteroid 9172 (1989 OB) Closest Approach To Earth (0.811 AU)
* Nov 22-27 - 1st Euro-Asian Space Week on Space Cooperation, Singapore
* Nov 23 - Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Near-Earth Flyby (0.313 AU)
* Nov 23 - Asteroid 7801 Goretti Closest Approach To Earth (1.401 AU)
* Nov 24 - MCI 1 Atlas 2AS Launch
* Nov 24 -[Nov 20] Asteroid 1998 VN Near-Earth Flyby (0.070 AU)
* Nov 24 - Asteroid 1865 Cerberus Near-Earth Flyby (0.1634 AU)
* Nov 24 - Asteroid 7050 (1982 FE3) Closest Approach To Earth (2.286 AU)
* Nov 24-25 - 12th European Thermal & ECLS Software Workshop, Noordwijk,
The Netherlands
* Nov 24-26 - 3rd European Symposium On Aerothermodynamics For Space
Vehicles, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Nov 25 - Asteroid 1996 FG3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0384 AU)
* Nov 25 -[Nov 21] Asteroid 1997 BQ Closest Approach To Earth
(1.241 AU)
* Nov 25 - Asteroid 7017 Uradowan Closest Approach To Earth (1.438 AU)
* Nov 26 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #57 (OTM-57)
* Nov 26 - Asteroid 5 Astraea at Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
* Nov 26 -[Nov 24] Comet C/1998 W2 (Hergenrother) Perihelion
(1.561 AU)
* Nov 26 - Asteroid 1627 Ivar Closest Approach To Earth (1.209 AU)
* Nov 27 - IKONOS-1 Athena 2 Launch
* Nov 27 - Comet Giacobini-Zinner Closest Approach To Earth (0.850 AU)
* Nov 27 - Asteroid 7344 Summerfield Closest Approach To Earth (1.801
AU)
* Nov 28 - Moon Occults Jupiter
* Nov 28 - Mercury Passes 0.25 Degrees From Venus
* Nov 28 -[Nov 23] Asteroid 1998 VD32 Near-Earth Flyby (0.044 AU)
* Nov 28 - Asteroid 42 Isis at Opposition (10.6 Magnitude)
* Nov 28 - Asteroid 1989 UR Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
* Nov 28 - Asteroid 1998 SA15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.151 AU)
* Nov 28 - Comet P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) Closest Approach To
Earth (3.457 AU)
* Nov 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 UF25 At Opposition (43.905 AU - 25.5
Magnitude)
* Nov 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 UG25 At Opposition (42.320 AU - 24.8
Magnitude)
* Nov 28 - Kuiper Belt Object 1994 VK8 At Opposition (42.519 AU - 22.9
Magnitude)
* Nov 28 - Solar Eclipse Lecture, Washington DC
* Nov 28 - 15th Anniversary (1983), STS-9 Launch (Columbia), 1st Flight
of Spacelab (ESA)
* Nov 29 - Asteroid 1 Ceres at Opposition (7.0 Magnitude)
* Nov 29 -[Nov 19] Asteroid 1998 UT18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.060 AU)
* Nov 29 - Asteroid 6265 (1985 TW3) Closest Approach To Earth (1.233 AU)
* Nov 29 - Asteroid 1992 RN1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.486 AU)
* Nov 30-Dec 05 - Euroconference: The Evolution of Galaxies on
Cosmological Timescales, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
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December 1998
* Dec ?? - Chinasat-8 Long March 3B Launch
* Dec 01-03 - Origin of the Earth & Moon Conference, Monterey,
California
* Dec 01-03 - 5th ESA Workshop On Advanced Space Technologies for
Robotics and Automation, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Dec 02 -[Nov 24] SWAS (Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite)
Pegasus XL Launch
* Dec 02 - Asteroid 4268 Grebenikov Closest Approach To Earth (1.195 AU)
* Dec 02 - Asteroid 6877 Giada Closest Approach To Earth (1.346 AU)
* Dec 02 - Kuiper Belt Object YY3 at Opposition (29.786 AU - 23.3
Magnitude)
* Dec 02 - Mercury at Perihelion
* Dec 02 - Workshop On Exploiting The Opportunities Of Space, Vienna,
Austria
* Dec 02 - 10th Anniversary (1988), STS-27 Launch (Atlantis), DOD
Classified Mission
* Dec 02 - 5th Anniversary (1993), STS-61 Launch (Endeavour), 1st Hubble
Space Telescope Servicing Mission
* Dec 03 - STS-88 Launch, Endeavour, 1st Space Station Assembly Flight
* Dec 03 - Globalstar Soyuz Launch
* Dec 03 - Cassini, Deep Space Maneuver (TCM-5)
* Dec 03-04 - 3rd Annual AGN Workshop, Canberra, Australia
* Dec 04 -[Nov 24] SATMEX 5 Ariane 4 Launch
* Dec 04 - Venus Occults 185332 (7.8 Magnitude Star)
* Dec 04 - Asteroid 1866 Sisypus Near-Earth Flyby (0.338 AU)
* Dec 04 - Asteroid 8507 (1991 CB1) Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
* Dec 04 - Asteroid 7172 Multatuli Closest Approach To Earth (1.339 AU)
* Dec 04 - Asteroid 2915 Moskvina Closest Approach To Earth (1.530 AU)
* Dec 04 - Gravity Wave Lecture, Greenbelt, Maryland
* Dec 04 - 20th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus, Venus Orbit Insertion
* Dec 04-06 - International Symposium On Solid State Detectors For The
21st Century, Nara, Japan
* Dec 05 - Cassini Educators Workshop, Pasadena, California
* Dec 05 - 25th Anniversary (1973), Pioneer 10, (Jupiter Flyby
* Dec 06 - Asteroid 3362 Khufu Near-Earth Flyby (0.364 AU)
* Dec 06 - Asteroid 7543 Prylis Closest Approach To Earth (3.911 AU)
* Dec 06 - 40th Anniversary (1958), Pioneer 3 Launch (Moon Flyby
Mission)
* Dec 06-10 - American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1998 Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, California
* Dec 07 - Cassini at Aphelion (1.58 AU)
* Dec 07 - Comet Lovas 1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.870 AU)
* Dec 07 -[Nov 22] Asteroid 1998 VD31 Near-Earth Flyby (0.151 AU)
* Dec 08 - Asteroid 1985 UJ Closest Approach To Earth (0.922 AU)
* Dec 08 - Asteroid 1994 SE Closest Approach To Earth (1.379 AU)
* Dec 09 - Asteroid 6524 Baalke at Opposition (1.251 AU - 15.0
Magnitude)
* Dec 09 - 20th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 2 Landing on Venus
* Dec 09-11 - Conference On Cosmological Contraints On X-Ray Clusters,
Strasbourg, France
* Dec 10 - Mars Climate Orbiter Delta 2 Launch (Mars Orbiter)
* Dec 10 - Asteroid 6054 Ghiberti Closest Approach To Earth (1.550 AU)
* Dec 10 - Asteroid 1916 Boreas Closest Approach To Earth (1.687 AU)
* Dec 11 - Asteroid 52 Europa at Opposition (10.2 Magnitude)
* Dec 11 - Asteroid 245 Vera Occults SAO 77824 (10.2 Magnitude Star)
* Dec 11 - Asteroid 3122 Florence Closest Approach to Earth (1.092 AU)
* Dec 11 - Asteroid 3772 Piaf Closest Approach To Earth (2.191 AU)
* Dec 12 - Tempo 1 Proton Launch (Russia)
* Dec 12 - Asteroid 7480 Norwan Near-Earth Flyby (0.360 AU)
* Dec 12 - Kuiper Belt Object 1995 WY2 at Opposition (46.432 AU - 23.7
Magnitude)
* Dec 13 - ICO Atlas 2AS Launch
* Dec 13 - Asteroid 6318 Cronkite Closest Approach To Earth (0.588 AU)
* Dec 13 - Asteroid 6326 (1991 FJ1) Closest Approach To Earth (1.451 AU)
* Dec 14 - Asteroid 4957 Brucemurray Closest Approach to Earth (0.718
AU)
* Dec 14 - Asteroid 3288 Seleucus Closest Approach To Earth (1.439 AU)
* Dec 14 -[Nov 17] Cosmology Topology In Paris, Paris, France
* Dec 14-18 - 19th Texas Symposium On Relativistic Astrophysics, Paris,
France
* Dec 15 - ROCSAT Athena 1 Launch
* Dec 15 -[Nov 19] Panamsat-6B Ariane 4 Launch
* Dec 16 - Asteroid 5189 (1990 UQ) Closest Approach To Earth (1.163 AU)
* Dec 17 - LORAL Atlas 2 Launch
* Dec 17 - Asteroid 5402 Kejosmith Closest Approach To Earth (1.021 AU)
* Dec 17 - Galileo Europa Mission Lecture, Pasadena, California
* Dec 17 - 95th Anniversary (1903), Wright Brothers' 1st Airplane Flight
* Dec 18 - Nozomi (Planet-B), 2nd Moon Flyby
* Dec 18 - DSP Titan 4B Launch
* Dec 18 - Asteroid 1993 RR2 Closest Approach To Earth (2.268 AU)
* Dec 18 - Galileo Europa Mission Lecture, Pasadena, California
* Dec 18 - 5th Anniversary (1993), Thaicom 1 Launch (1st Thailand
Satellite)
* Dec 18 - 40th Anniversary (1958), Score Launch (1st Telecommunication
Satellite)
* Dec 19 - Asteroid 6985 (1994 UF2) Closest Approach To Earth (1.226 AU)
* Dec 19 -[Nov 24] Asteroid 7202 (1995 DX1) Closest Approach To
Earth (1.541 AU)
* Dec 19 - Asteroid 4559 Strauss Closest Approach To Earth (2.013 AU)
* Dec 20 - NEAR, 1st Eros Rendezvous Braking Maneuver (RND-1)
* Dec 20 - Nozomi (Planet-B), Earth Gravity Assist
* Dec 20 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (21 Degrees)
* Dec 20 - Asteroid 3352 McAuliffe Near-Earth Flyby (0.396 AU)
* Dec 20 - 1st Day Of Ramadan
* Dec 21 -[Nov 18] Comet C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.238 AU)
* Dec 21 - 20th Anniversary (1978), Venera 12 Venus Flyby/Landing
* Dec 21 - 30th Anniversary (1968), Apollo 8 Launch
* Dec 22 - Winter Solstice, 01:55 UT
* Dec 22 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 7 Closest Approach to Earth (1.103 AU)
* Dec 22 - Asteroid 245 Vera Occults SAO 77608 (8.8 Magnitude Star)
* Dec 23 - Cassini, Probe Checkout #3
* Dec 23 - Comet C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach to Earth (1.982 AU)
* Dec 24 - Asteroid 49 Pales Occults PPM 206242 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Dec 24 - Asteroid 7894 (1994 XC1) Closest Approach To Earth (1.754 AU)
* Dec 25 - Mars Climate Orbiter, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1
(TCM-1)
* Dec 25 - Moon Occults Jupiter
* Dec 25 - Asteroid 5164 Mullo Closest Approach To Earth (0.966 AU)
* Dec 25 - Asteroid 5721 (1984 SO5) Closest Approach To Earth (1.545 AU)
* Dec 25 - 20th Anniversary (1978), Venera 11 Venus Flyby/Landing
* Dec 26 - Asteroid 7474 (1992 TC) Closest Approach To Earth (0.577 AU)
* Dec 26 -[Nov 18] Asteroid 7709 (1994 RN1) Closest Approach To
Earth (1.438 AU)
* Dec 27 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #58 (OTM-58)
* Dec 27 - NEAR, Eros Satellite Search (A)
* Dec 27 - Asteroid 1998 QT60 Closest Approach To Earth (0.766 AU)
* Dec 28 - NEAR, 2nd Eros Rendezvous Braking Maneuver (RND-2)
* Dec 28 - NEAR, 3rd Eros Rendezvous Braking Maneuver (RND-3)
* Dec 29 - Asteroid 132 Aethra At Opposition (10.9 Magnitude)
* Dec 29 - Asteroid 67 Asia At Opposition
* Dec 31 - Leap Second Added To World's Clocks
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January 1999
* Jan ?? - UHF-F10 Atlas 2 Launch
* Jan 01 - NEAR, Eros Satellite Search (B)
* Jan 01 - Asteroid 6053 (1993 BW3) Closest Approach To Earth (0.585 AU)
* Jan 02 - NEAR, Eros Satellite Search (C)
* Jan 02 -[Nov 20] Comet C/1998 W1 (Spahr) Closest Approach To
Earth (0.883 AU)
* Jan 02 - Asteroid 2062 Aten Closest Approach To Earth (1.027 AU)
* Jan 02 - Asteroid 3892 Dezso Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)
* Jan 02 - 40th Anniversary (1959), Luna 1 Launch (1st Moon Mission)
* Jan 03 - Mars Polar Lander/ Deep Space 2 Delta 2 Launch
* Jan 03 - NEAR, 4th Eros Rendezvous Braking Maneuver (RND-4)
* Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
* Jan 03 - Asteroid 7553 (1981 FG) Closest Approach To Earth (1.256 AU)
* Jan 04 - NEAR, Eros Satellite Search (D)
* Jan 04 - Earth at Perihelion (0.983 AU from Sun)
* Jan 04-08 - National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, Colorado
* Jan 05 - Venus Passes 1.7 Degrees From Neptune
* Jan 05 - 30th Anniversary (1969), Venera 5 Launch (Soviet Venus
Lander)
* Jan 05-09 - 193rd Meeting Of The American Astronomical Society (AAS),
Austin, Texas
* Jan 07 - Asteroid 6239 Minos Near-Earth Flyby (0.386 AU)
* Jan 07 - Asteroid 7614 (1996 EA) Closest Approach To Earth (1.468 AU)
* Jan 07-14 - Conference On Inspirations Of Astronomical Phenomena,
Island Republic of Malta
* Jan 08 - Argos/ Sunsat/ Orsted Delta 2 Launch
* Jan 09 - Cassini At Opposition
* Jan 09 - Asteroid 5261 Eureka Closest Approach To Earth (0.700 AU)
* Jan 10 - NEAR, Asteroid Eros Orbit Insertion
* Jan 10 - Asteroid 4775 Hansen Closest Approach To Earth (1.857 AU)
* Jan 10 - 30th Anniversary (1969), Venera 6 Launch (Soviet Venus
Lander)
* Jan 11 - Comet Tsuchinshan 2 Closest Approach to Earth (0.875 AU)
* Jan 11 -[Nov 17] Comet P/1998 U3 (Jager) Closest Approach To
Earth (1.262 AU)
* Jan 11-14 - 1st Princeton-PUC Workshop On Astrophysics, Pucon, Chile
* Jan 11-15 - Chapman Conference On Magnetospheric Current Systems,
Kono, Hawaii
* Jan 12 - Asteroid 1991 BB Closest Approach To Earth (1.171 AU)
* Jan 12 - Asteroid 7546 (1979 MB4) Closest Approach To Earth (1.508 AU)
* Jan 12 -[Nov 22] Asteroid 7451 (1978 PU2) Closest Approach To
Earth (2.084 AU)
* Jan 12 -[Nov 24] Technical Workshop On Internet Protocols Over
Satellite, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Jan 13 -[Nov 20] JCSat 6 Atlas IIAS Launch
* Jan 13 - Venus Passes 0.9 Degrees From Uranus
* Jan 13 - Mars Occults 139407 (7.1 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 13 - Comet Harrington-Abell Closest Approach To Earth (0.802 AU)
* Jan 13 - Olin Wilson's 90th Birthday (1909)
* Jan 14-18 - 3rd Annual Highlands Stargaze, Okeechobee, Florida
* Jan 15 - Asteroid 2938 Hopi Closest Approach To Earth (2.343 AU)
* Jan 15 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CU29 at Opposition (43.808 AU - 23.0
Magnitude)
* Jan 16 - Asteroid 3849 Incidentia Closest Approach To Earth (1.385 AU)
* Jan 16 - 30th Anniversary (1969), 1st Manned Vehicle Docking & 1st
Crew Exchange (Soyuz 4 & 5)
* Jan 17 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CS29 at Opposition (42.619 - 21.4
Magnitude)
* Jan 18 - Mars Polar Lander, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM-1)
* Jan 18 - Asteroid 1991 VE Near-Earth Flyby (0.1434 AU)
* Jan 18-22 - European Symposium On Atmospheric Measurements From Space,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
* Jan 20 - NEAR, OCM-1, Eros Orbit 401x200 km
* Jan 21 -[Nov 23] Asteroid 4956 Noymer Closest Approach To Earth
(1.625 AU)
* Jan 21 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CW29 at Opposition (41.495 AU - 22.8
Magnitude)
* Jan 22 - Asiastar/ Telkom-1 Ariane 504 Launch
* Jan 22 - Asteroid 103 Hera At Opposition
* Jan 23 - Asteroid 5131 (1990 BG) Closest Approach To Earth (0.803)
* Jan 24 - Mars Climate Orbiter, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2
(TCM-2)
* Jan 24 - Comet C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.747 AU)
* Jan 25 - 5th Anniversary (1994), Clementine Launch (Moon Orbiter)
* Jan 25 - 35th Anniversary (1963), Echo 2 Launch, 1st Joint US-USSR
Program
* Jan 27 - NEAR, OCM-2, Eros Orbit 205x195 km
* Jan 27 - Milstar-2 Titan 4B Launch
* Jan 27 - Mercury Passes 2.2 Degrees From Neptune
* Jan 27 - Comet Harrington-Abell Perihelion (1.758 AU)
* Jan 28 - Cassini, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #6 (TCM-6)
* Jan 28 - Globalstar Soyuz Launch
* Jan 29 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #59 (OTM-59)
* Jan 29 -[Nov 18] Arabsat 3A/ Skynet 4E Ariane 4 Launch
* Jan 29 - 10th Anniversary (1989), Phobos 2 Mars Orbit Insertion
* Jan 29-31 - Pritzker Symposium On The Status Of Inflationary
Cosmology, Chicago, Illinois
* Jan 31 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
* Jan 31 -[Nov 17] Asteroid 3269 Vibert-Douglas Closest Approach
To Earth (1.810 AU)
* Jan 31-Feb 04 - Space Technology & Applications International Forum
(STAIF 99), Albuquerque, New Mexico
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February 1999
* Feb ?? - ADEOS II H-2 Launch (Japan)
* Feb ?? - Nimiq-1 Proton Launch (Russia)
* Feb 01 - Galileo, Europa 19 Flyby
* Feb 01 - Comet Bowell-Skiff Closest Approach To Earth (1.211 AU)
* Feb 01 - Asteroid 4503 Cleobulus Near-Earth Flyby (0.344 AU)
* Feb 01 - Asteroid 6050 (1992 AE) Closest Approach To Earth (1.528 AU)
* Feb 01-03 - Pritzker Workship On The Status Of Inflationary Cosmology,
Chicago, Illinois
* Feb 01-05 - Relativistic Cosomology Conference, Cape Town, South
Africa
* Feb 01-05 - 2nd ICRA Network Workshop: The Chaotic Universe, Rome,
Italy
* Feb 02 - Mars Polar Lander, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2 (TCM-2)
* Feb 02 - Terriers/ Mublcom/ Celestis 03 Pegasus XL Launch
* Feb 02 - Mercury Passes 1.5 Degrees From Uranus
* Feb 03 - 5th Anniversary (1994), STS-60 Launch (Discovery), 1st
Russian Cosmonaut on Space Shuttle, Wake Shield Facility
* Feb 03 - 5th Anniversary (1994), Maiden Flight of NASDA H-2 Launch
Vehicle (Japan)
* Feb 03 - 15th Anniversary (1984), STS-41B Launch (Challenger), 1st
Untethered Spacewalk (Manned Maneuvering Unit)
* Feb 04 -[Nov 19] Asteroid 3416 Dorrit Closest Approach To Earth
(1.432 AU)
* Feb 04 - Kuiper Belt Object 1995 DB2 at Opposition (39.299 AU - 23.5
Magnitude)
* Feb 05 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #60 (OTM-60)
* Feb 05 - NEAR, OCM-3, Eros Orbit 205x85 km
* Feb 05 -[Nov 21] Asteroid 4 Vesta At Opposition (6.2 Magnitude)
* Feb 05 - Asteroid 1992 KD At Opposition
* Feb 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 1995 DA2 at Opposition (33.070 AU - 23.3
Magnitude)
* Feb 05 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CT29 at Opposition (43.893 AU - 21.5
Magnitude)
* Feb 05 - 25th Anniversary (1974), Mariner 10 Venus Flyby
* Feb 06 - STARDUST Delta 2 Launch (Comet Wild-2 Sample Return Mission)
* Feb 06 - Asteroid 2061 Anza Closest Approach To Earth (1.867 AU)
* Feb 07 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CR29 at Opposition (40.604 AU - 22.7
Magnitude)
* Feb 07-10 - 1999 AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Colorado
* Feb 08 - Kuiper Belt Object 1997 CV29 at Opposition (39.590 AU - 23.1
Magnitude)
* Feb 08 - 5th Anniversary (1994), Maiden Flight of CZ-3A Launcher
(China)
* Feb 08-13 - Symposium On Dynamics Of The Magnetosphere and Its
Coupling to the Ionosphere On Multiple Scales Using INTERBALL, ISTP
and Ground-Based Observations, Zvenigorod, Russia
* Feb 10 - Asteroid 4596 (1981 QB) Closest Approach To Earth (1.131 AU)
* Feb 10 - 25th Anniversary (1974), Mars 4 Mars Flyby (Soviet Union)
* Feb 11 - Pluto Crosses Neptune's Orbit And Becomes the Farthest Planet
From the Sun
* Feb 11-12 - In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU III) Technical
Interchange Meeting, Denver, Colorado
* Feb 12 - NEAR, OCM-4, Eros Orbit 102x99 km
* Feb 12 - Asteroid 19 Fortuna At Opposition
* Feb 12 - 25th Anniversary (1974), Mars 5 Mars Flyby (Soviet Union)
* Feb 15 - IKONOS 2 Athena 2 Launch
* Feb 15 - Asteroid
ÜÜÜ JN64GB Rimini-Italy
CIAO da IK4ZIH Fabio ! ººº³ººº e-mail: fabios@usa.net
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