NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Casts Long Exposure Light Beam

Images

Thursday, 06 October 2022

In this 20-second exposure from Oct. 5, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Planetary Positions

09.05.2024 at 13:10:35 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	19 Tau 23' 51"
The Moon	08 Gem 10' 04"
Mercury	23 Ari 12' 33"
Venus	12 Tau 24' 07"
Mars	06 Ari 50' 34"
Jupiter	26 Tau 07' 43"
Saturn	17 Pis 20' 35"
Uranus	22 Tau 52' 51"
Neptune	29 Pis 10' 22"
Pluto	02 Aqu 05' 35" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-1
Proton Density:	2.49
Proton Speed:	418.0 k/sec
KP Status:	2.33

Type	May 9	May 10	May 11
Active	35%	25%	15%
Minor	25%	35%	25%
Moderate	5%	20%	30%
Strong	1%	5%	25%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	3.33	5.67
03-06UT	2.33	4.00	5.33
06-09UT	2.00	4.00	5.33
09-12UT	2.67	4.33	5.00
12-15UT	3.33	4.33	5.00
15-18UT	3.67	5.00	5.00
18-21UT	2.67	5.33	4.67
21-00UT	2.67	5.33	4.67
Solar Activity

Solar Wind
The solar wind environment reflected near-background conditions, with the exception of slightly elevated solar wind speeds, likely attributed to residual CH HSS influence. Total field strength was steady near 3 nT, the Bz component had no significant southward deflections, Phi remained in a positive orientation, and solar wind speeds averaged near 470 km/s.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Casts Long Exposure Light Beam

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