A3_2: Waving to the ISS

Authors

  • Daniel Potts University of Leicester
  • Eleanor Morton University of Leicester
  • Michele Capoccia University of Leicester
  • Rosie Hodnett University of Leicester
  • Sam Shingles University of Leicester

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to determine how long it takes the ISS to repeat an orbit. We created an orbital simulation of the International Space Station (ISS) using official orbital data, from which we found that the time taken for the ISS to travel along a pre-travelled orbit (same latitude and within 1o longitude) was 6 days 21 hours and 21 minutes.

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Published

10/27/2019

How to Cite

Potts, D., Morton, E., Capoccia, M., Hodnett, R., & Shingles, S. (2019). A3_2: Waving to the ISS. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3286

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019)

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