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1\26 Space Calendar Update - January 26, 2003
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SpaceBase(tm) Note:  As per user - reader requests from around the
world, and to make the Space Calendar easier to use, we will be
continuing our recently established practice of deleting all 130+
Kuiper Belt object oppositions, asteroids with an opposition distance 
of more then 0.25 AU's from Earth. and asteroid occultations of dim
stars.  Why you ask.....?

As previously explained, the listing of these objects is of no real 
practical use to the average space interested person on the street
unless they happen to have access to a very large world class
telescope for imaging purposes, which most of us do not.

Asteroids that ARE with in reach of amateur telescopes have been left 
in.  Cheers!  Hugh, Moderator

Welcome to the Space Calendar!

This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year.  It is also available on the web at:

     http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/

The web version of the Space Calendar includes over 1,000 links to 
related home pages.

This calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke.  Please send 
any updates or corrections to ron{at}jpl.nasa.gov.  Note that launch 
dates are subject to change at any time.  Also, note that anniversary 
dates are listed in 5 year increments only.

The following people have contributed to this month's calendar:

o Rick Baldridge, Kurt Muellauer, Kee Chan, Jim Kirkpatrick, Kim 
  Lievense, Jaimie Kandler, Ralph Ballweg

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                               SPACE CALENDAR
                             January 26, 2003 
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar.

January 2003
  Jan 26 - Comet Shoemaker 3 Closest Approach To Earth (0.912 AU)
  Jan 26 - 25th Anniversary (1978), IUE Launch
  Jan 27 - Moon Occults Mars
  Jan 27 - 95th Anniversary (1908), Melotte's Discovery of Jupiter Moon Pasiphae
* Jan 28 - Asteroid 2003 AY2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.140 AU)
  Jan 29 - GPS 2R-8 Delta 2 Launch
  Jan 29 - Comet C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa) Perihelion (0.190 AU)
* Jan 29 - Asteroid 2002 PN Near-Earth Flyby (0.176 AU)
  Jan 30 - Comet C/2002 A3 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.596 AU)
  Jan 30 - Asteroid 2002 CD Near-Earth Flyby (0.175 AU)
  Jan 31 - 45th Anniversary (1958), Explorer 1 Launch (1st Earth Satellite by USA)

February 2003
  Feb ?? - G-Sat 2 GSLV Launch
  Feb ?? - AMC-12 Proton K Launch
  Feb ?? - Echostar 9 Zenit 3SL Launch
  Feb 01 - Chinese New Year
* Feb 01 - Space Shuttle Columbia Returns To Earth (STS-107)
* Feb 01 - Venus Occults PPM 267287 (9.7 Magnitude Star)
* Feb 01 - Comet P/2003 A1 Perihelion (1.913 AU)
  Feb 01 - Comet C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) Closest Approach To Earth (2.314 AU)
* Feb 01 - Comet C/2003 A2 Closest Approach To Earth (10.539 AU)
  Feb 01 - Asteroid 40267 (1999 GJ4) Near-Earth Flyby (0.196 AU)
  Feb 02 - Progress M-47 Soyuz-U Launch (International Space Station 10P)
  Feb 02 - Estrela do Sul Delta 4 Launch
* Feb 02 - Milstar 2-F4 Titan 4B Launch
  Feb 02 - Jupiter at Opposition
* Feb 02 - Asteroid 2003 AL73 Near-Earth Flyby (0.161 AU)
  Feb 04 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (25 Degrees)
* Feb 04 - Comet C/2002 X1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.064 AU)
  Feb 05 - Asteroid 2002 AL14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.235 AU)
* Feb 06 - DSCS B6 Delta 4 Launch
  Feb 08 - Comet C/2002 A2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.563 AU)
  Feb 08 - Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Closest Approach To Earth (1.400 AU)
  Feb 08 - Jules Verne's 175th Birthday (1828)
  Feb 09 - Comet C/2002 A1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.589 AU)
  Feb 10 - AMC-9 Proton K Launch
* Feb 10 - Asteroid 2002 XP40 Near-Earth Flyby (0.187 AU)
  Feb 10 - 5th Anniversary (1998), Galileo, Europa 13 Flyby
  Feb 11 - Asteroid 2002 EZ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.144 AU)
  Feb 11 - Asteroid 1999 DB7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.187 AU)
  Feb 12 - Intelsat 907 Ariane 4 Launch (Last Ariane 4)
  Feb 12 - Asteroid 1992 SY Near-Earth Flyby (0.105 AU)
* Feb 13 - Asteroid 2002 EZ11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.127 AU)
  Feb 14 - Comet P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.451 AU)
  Feb 15 - Comet du Toit-Hartley Perihelion (1.230 AU)
* Feb 16 - Comet C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem) Closest Approach To Earth (0.892 AU)
  Feb 16 - 55th Anniversary (1948), Gerard Kuiper's Discovery of 
           Uranus Moon Miranda
  Feb 17 - Asteroid 2002 VP69 Near-Earth Flyby (0.075 AU)
  Feb 18 - Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) Perihelion (0.099 AU)
  Feb 19 - Comet Brewington Perihelion (1.590 AU)
* Feb 19 - Asteroid 2003 AL18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.131 AU)
  Feb 19 - Nicolas Copernicus' 530th Birthday (1473)
  Feb 21 - Mercury Passes 1.5 Degrees From Neptune
  Feb 21 - Comet C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa) Closest Approach To Earth (0.862 AU)
  Feb 22 - Comet Reinmuth 1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.985 AU)
  Feb 22 - Asteroid 2000 SM10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.101 AU)
* Feb 23 - Mars Occults PPM 267013 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
  Feb 23 - Asteroid 2002 XA Near-Earth Flyby (0.143 AU)
  Feb 24 - Asteroid 1996 BG1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.037 AU)
  Feb 24 - 35th Anniversary (1968), Discovery of the 1st Pulsar
  Feb 25 - Comet C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.219 AU)
  Feb 28 - Insat 3A/Galaxy 12 Ariane 5 Launch

March 2003
  Mar ?? - NRO Delta 4 Medium Launch
  Mar ?? - Horizons 1 Zenit 3SL Launch
* Mar ?? - IGS H-2A Launch
* Mar 01 - STS-114 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis, ULF-1
  Mar 04 - Mercury Passes 1.5 Degrees From Uranus
  Mar 05 - Asteroid 2002 SR Near-Earth Flyby (0.212 AU)
  Mar 06 - Comet P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Perihelion (3.426 AU)
* Mar 07 - Asteroid 1978 CA Near-Earth Flyby (0.180 AU)
* Mar 09 - Venus Occults PPM 237843 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Mar 09 - Mars Occults PPM 268055 (8.7 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 10 - Comet C/2002 Q5 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.194 AU)
* Mar 10 - Asteroid 2001 TD Near-Earth Flyby (0.103 AU)
* Mar 11 - Hellas Sat 2 Atlas 5 Launch
  Mar 12 - Venus Passes 0.2 Degrees From Neptune
  Mar 15 - Comet Wirtanen Closest Approach To Earth (1.609 AU)
* Mar 15 - Asteroid 2002 FT6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.109 AU)
  Mar 15 - 30th Anniversary (1973), San Juan Capistrano Meteorite Fall
* Mar 16 - Mars Occults PPM 268565 (9.3 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 16 - Asteroid 1991 DG Near-Earth Flyby (0.248 AU)
  Mar 17 - 45th Anniversary (1958), Vanguard 1 Launch
  Mar 19 - Comet P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) Closest Approach To Earth (3.991 AU)
* Mar 20 - Asteroid 2002 WQ4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.114 AU)
  Mar 21 - Vernal Equinox, 01:00 UT
* Mar 21 - Jupiter Occults SAO 098075 (8.3 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 21 - Comet Hartley 1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.455 AU)
* Mar 22 - Venus Occults PPM 239296 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 22 - Asteroid 26379 (1999 HZ1) Near-Earth Flyby (0.184 AU)
* Mar 23 - Asteroid 2001 ED18 Near-Earth Flyby (0.169 AU)
  Mar 24 - Wilhelm Baade's 110th Birthday (1893)
  Mar 25 - Optus C-1/E-Bird/Smart-1 Ariane 5 Launch
* Mar 26 - Mars Occults TYC 6873-00895-1 (11.4 Magnitude Star)
  Mar 26 - Asteroid 2002 XR14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.249 AU)
  Mar 27 - Comet Gehrels 3 Closest Approach To Earth (2.998 AU)

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