CEO Targets for GMT 059

Earth Observations Station Message for 28-FEB-2025
Message Generated 27-FEB-2025

Onboard CEO reference documents found in JEDI: 71-0053 (Science Plan), 71-0054 (Site Details), 71-0056 (Site List)

28-FEB-2025/GMT Day 059

Jump to: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (1) | Mount Kilimanjaro (2) | Maasai Mara National Preserve at night (3) | Serengeti National Park at night (4) | Nairobi, Kenya at night (5)

orbits and sites
Figure 1 - Today's ISS orbit track map indicating potential areas of dynamic event observations (day tracks - yellow, night tracks - black)

Reminder: Verify the internal camera clock time is in sync with the ISS clock time prior to capturing images for Earth observations. Camera clock drift impedes accurate geolocation of Earth observation imagery.







Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Initial Encounter
Closest Approach
Lens(es)
Look Angle from Nadir
Type
07:35:18 GMT
07:35:41 GMT
180, 400 mm
10 degrees right of track
Crater

CREW REQUESTS Site:
Photograph Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania for a crew request.

Visual Cues: Ngorongoro Crater is southeast of Lake Victoria and west of Mount Kilimanjaro. The crater sits just north of Lake Eyasi and Lake Manyara and south of the red-hued Lake Natron.

Please click images below for high resolution version

map of target
Figure 2 - Look right of track for Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
sample view of target area - zoomed
Figure 3 - Annotated satellite image showing orbit track (white arrows) and target area (red box)
sample view of target area
Figure 4 - Zoom of the red box target area shown in Figure 3






Mount Kilimanjaro
Initial Encounter
Closest Approach
Lens(es)
Look Angle from Nadir
Type
07:35:34 GMT
07:35:56 GMT
180, 400 mm
12 degrees left of track
Mountain

CREW REQUESTS Site:
Photograph Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for a crew request.

Visual Cues: Mount Kilimanjaro is southeast of Lake Victoria, halfway between the large lake and the coast.

Please click images below for high resolution version

map of target
Figure 5 - Look left of track for Mount Kilimanjaro
sample view of target area - zoomed
Figure 6 - Annotated satellite image showing orbit track (white arrows) and target area (red box)
sample view of target area
Figure 7 - Zoom of the red box target area shown in Figure 6






Maasai Mara National Preserve at night
Initial Encounter
Closest Approach
Lens(es)
Look Angle from Nadir
Type
19:10:03 GMT
19:10:27 GMT
180, 400 mm
7 degrees left of track
Dark Sky Region

CREW REQUESTS, SCIENCE Site:
Take overlapping, nadir photographs to capture Maasai Mara National Preserve, Kenya, at night for a crew request and a light pollution study of Africa.

Visual Cues: Maasai Mara is contiguous with the Serengeti National Park. Nairobi is to the northeast.

Recommended camera settings:
Mode: M (manual)
Shutter speed: 100
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 25600
sw Body Focus Mode: M (manual)

Please click images below for high resolution version

map of target
Figure 8 - Look left of track for Maasai Mara National Preserve at night
sample view of target area - zoomed
Figure 9 - Annotated satellite image showing orbit track (white arrows) and target area (red box)
sample view of target area
Figure 10 - Zoom of the red box target area shown in Figure 9






Serengeti National Park at night
Initial Encounter
Closest Approach
Lens(es)
Look Angle from Nadir
Type
19:10:03 GMT
19:10:27 GMT
180, 400 mm
7 degrees left of track
Dark Sky Region

CREW REQUESTS, SCIENCE Site:
Take overlapping, nadir photographs of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, at night for a crew request and a light pollution study of Africa.

Visual Cues: Serengeti National Park is located in northeastern Tanzania on the border with Kenya. Nairobi is northeast of the park's boundaries.

Recommended camera settings:
Mode: M (manual)
Shutter speed: 100
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 25600
sw Body Focus Mode: M (manual)

Please click images below for high resolution version

map of target
Figure 11 - Look left of track for Serengeti National Park at night
sample view of target area - zoomed
Figure 12 - Annotated satellite image showing orbit track (white arrows) and target area (red box)
sample view of target area
Figure 13 - Zoom of the red box target area shown in Figure 12






Nairobi, Kenya at night
Initial Encounter
Closest Approach
Lens(es)
Look Angle from Nadir
Type
19:10:33 GMT
19:10:36 GMT
180, 400 mm
20 degrees right of track
City at night

CREW REQUESTS, SCIENCE Site:
Photograph Nairobi, Kenya, at night for a crew request and a night light study of urban areas for human health research.

Visual Cues: Nairobi, Kenya is located northwest of the Indian Ocean coastline and east of Lake Victoria.

Recommended camera settings:
Mode: M (manual)
Shutter speed: 100
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 25600
sw Body Focus Mode: M (manual)

Please click images below for high resolution version

map of target
Figure 14 - Look right of track for Nairobi, Kenya at night
sample view of target area - zoomed
Figure 15 - Annotated satellite image showing orbit track (white arrows) and target area (red box)
sample view of target area
Figure 16 - Zoom of the red box target area shown in Figure 15 (ISS030-E-71834, 01/31/2012, 85mm)