Am i correct in saying i can see the Mir space station on a clear night.?

Question

star or mir ?

Answer 1

I thought Mir burned up over Australia a few decades ago. Don't you mean the ISS?

Answer 2

I am sure u wont see Mir as it fell back to earth, but u will see the ISS on a good clear night it appears bright. Go into NASA and inti ISS and u will see its position 24/7

ISS = International Space Station Mir was Russian, too much in a hurry I thought ha ha

Answer 3

If you can see the MIR -you're doing well - it fell to earth years ago !

(Мир, which can mean both world and peace in Russian) was a Soviet (and later Russian) orbital station. It was humanity's first consistently inhabited long-term research station in space. Mir currently holds the record for longest continuous human presence in space at eight days short of 10 years. Through a number of collaborations, it was made internationally accessible to cosmonauts and astronauts of many different countries. Mir was assembled in orbit by successively connecting several modules, each launched separately from February 19, 1986 to 1996. The station existed until March 23, 2001, at which point it was deliberately de-orbited, and broke apart during atmospheric re-entry.

Answer 4

Just like many of the answers below have stated over and over agian, the Mir Space Station it not in orbit anymore. Although, what you may have seen is the ISS or another sattelite. Many times after sunset you can see a brief flash of light called an Iranium Flare, which is simply the sun reflecting off the solar panels. Also, after dusk you may see a star like object moving swiftly through the sky, this is also a sattelite.

Answer 5

No. The remains of the Mir space station went into the ocean a few years ago, after it was decomissioned. It was only intended to be used for a few years, and repairs were eventually mounting up in both number and cost. So it was abandoned and then guided into the Earth's atmosphere, and coordinated so that it would mostly burn up on re-entry, and anything still solid would fall into the middle of, I believe, the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 6

no it is not MIR, Mir space station burned up in Earth's atmosphere around 2000-2001, it is either a really bright star that you are seeing or the International space station, if it's orbit path passes directly where you are.

Answer 7

The Russian space station Mir, was shut down at the end of the 1990s, when it was abandoned and allowed to crash to Earth.

Answer 8

They are right, Mir is gone. But if you want to see the ISS, you can use these websites to help you figure out when it will fly over your area. You'll know it's the ISS when you see a light traveling quickly across the sky. It orbits the Earth once every 95 minutes or so. Stars will be effectively stationary when viewed over a span of a few minutes.

Note: the orbital inclination of ISS is 51.6 deg. If you live north of 51.6 deg N or south of 51.6 deg S you probably won't be able to see it because it won't be flying overhead.

Answer 9

Mir space station does not exist anymore. if you want to track the International Space station NASA web page shows you when and where and when to look. Web page is.

Answer 10

you can with a telescope but i am not sure if it can be seen with the naked eye. sometimes, some satalites can be seen with the naked eye on clear nights. if it is the mir station then it should not be stationary as it orbits the planet. so if it is always in the same position then i doubt it is the mir.