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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 7 months ago (3 children)

400 km?

[–] Soulg 64 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The ISS orbits at an altitude between 360-440 km

The generally accepted "border" between space and earth is the Karman line which is only about 100km up

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

People are complaining about pics from the ISS? I thought they must be talking about Mars or something. ISS pics are usually amazing.

[–] threelonmusketeers 19 points 7 months ago

Even the Mars pics are great these days. There are some awesome photos over at [email protected].

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Ooo not that far, I might take a bike trip

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Get some grippy tires.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

jump good

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

ISS orbit is 408km.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, it currently is at an altitude of 426km (was at 423km when I started writing), the orbit isn't at a fixed altitude though, it varies, and the residual atmosphere causes drag which means every once in a while the orbit has to be adjusted.

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/tracking_map.cfm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My favorite fact about the ISS is that it actually has an engine to do its own orbital boosts. Astronauts have taken videos where they slowly drift from one side of the cabin to the other during a burn

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but as far as I know at least in the past they usually used Soyuz or Progress spacecraft for orbit boosts. Videos of it are very cool.

[–] Soulg 3 points 7 months ago

That is well within the range I posted, yes.