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Thursday, 08 June 2023

iss069e018147 (June 6, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking less than a day after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center loaded with over 7,000 pounds of science experiments, station hardware, and crew supplies. The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the cloud tops as both spacecraft were orbiting 259 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan.

Planetary Positions

28.04.2024 at 06:30:02 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	08 Tau 27' 44"
The Moon	28 Sag 17' 36"
Mercury	16 Ari 17' 14"
Venus	28 Ari 30' 36"
Mars	28 Pis 09' 60"
Jupiter	23 Tau 29' 11"
Saturn	16 Pis 23' 43"
Uranus	22 Tau 13' 55"
Neptune	28 Pis 50' 46"
Pluto	02 Aqu 05' 57"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	1
Proton Density:	3.59
Proton Speed:	419.3 k/sec
KP Status:	2.00

Type	Apr 28	Apr 29	Apr 30
Active	35%	30%	20%
Minor	15%	10%	10%
Moderate	5%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	3.67	2.67	2.33
03-06UT	3.33	2.00	2.67
06-09UT	3.33	2.33	2.00
09-12UT	3.67	2.67	2.00
12-15UT	3.00	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.67	2.33	1.67
18-21UT	2.00	2.33	2.67
21-00UT	2.00	2.67	1.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate (R1-Minor) levels as Region 3654 (S08W23, Esi/beta-gamma) produced an impulsive M3.0 flare at 27/2140 UTC. The region also produced C-class activity. It remains the largest region on the disk and exhibited moderate development in the intermediate and trailer spots. Region 3648 (N18W85, Cao/beta) produced a C4.9/Sf at 27/1628 UTC as it approached the WNW limb. Region 3657 (S15W32, Bxo/beta) reemerged with a few rudimentary spots and new Region 3660 (N10E62, Hsx/alpha) was numbered. The remaining regions were either stable or in decay.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment was enhanced due to possible CME influence early in the period, followed by the onset of positive polarity CH HSS influences. Total field strength reached a peak of 16 nT and the Bz component was varied between +/-10 nT. Solar wind speeds were steady from 300-350 km/s until 27/0230 UTC, when speed values slowly increased to a period high of around 550 km/s. The phi angle was in a mostly positive orientation through the period.
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.

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