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Latest comment: 4 years ago by Phoenix7777 in topic Orbital height calculation

Orbital height calculation

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This graph appears to use the absolute position of the ISS over time which gives a very noise presentation of the orbit. This should be re-done using an orbital mean rather than absolute position to give a more real image of the ISS altitude over time. 98.210.50.216 01:18, 15 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

The altitude of ISS fluctuates approximately 10 km with a cycle of several days. So the graph reflects the actual altitude. The difference of Apogee altitude and Perigee altitude is 2 km.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 05:30, 15 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
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