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

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[–] [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.