fossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agoAstronauts dropped a tool bag during an ISS spacewalk, and you can see it with binocularswww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down13
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkAstronauts dropped a tool bag during an ISS spacewalk, and you can see it with binocularswww.space.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoI think that means it’s nearly geostationary but instead going in a 415ish km circle above the same spot on earth? Idk.
minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoGeostationary orbit is at about 35k km, the ISS is at about 400 km, so its definitely not geostationary.
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThe ISS hauls ass across the sky, a full orbit about every hour and a half.
I think that means it’s nearly geostationary but instead going in a 415ish km circle above the same spot on earth? Idk.
Geostationary orbit is at about 35k km, the ISS is at about 400 km, so its definitely not geostationary.
The ISS hauls ass across the sky, a full orbit about every hour and a half.