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The MIR station was in low earth orbit ( about 300 km or 200 miles) and traveled at 17,200 mph (27,700 km/hr), about the same as the space shuttle.
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Why was the mir space station in space?
In 1986, the Soviet Union launched a space station into space. That is a place where astronauts can eat and sleep during their missions. Mir was supposed to orbit earth for five years, but with repairs it orbited earth for fifteen years. Mir was finally abandoned in 2001. It fell safely to the earth. ''Mir'' is the Russian word for ''peace.''
What type of satellite is Mir?
A space station
Which country put the first mir space station in to orbit?
The Mir was launched by the Soviet Union.
Are any satellites currently located within the Earth's atmosphere?
Orbits within the atmosphere are not stable due to atmospheric friction. Friction slows (and heats) the satellite, dropping its orbit still lower (where there's more friction, therefore more slowing and heating). Eventually the satellite burns up. This is essentially what happened to Skylab and more recently to Mir.
How long did Mir stay in orbit?
5 years.
How does an artificial satellite stay in orbit once correctly placed above Mars?
They usually get their energy from the Sun, but they may also have a nuclear reactor. That's how they get their energy; how they work in detail would depend on what they are supposed to do. There are satellites for many different purposes.
How many years was Mir in orbit?
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Why was the mir satellite sent up?
It was sent up for pertection from the aleans.
What was the name of the Russian space station launched in 1986?
Mir was launched in 1986, and remained in orbit until March 2001 when it burned up in the earth's atmosphere after it was intentionally de-orbited when its orbit became too low.
Earth orbiter of yore?
Mir
Did the old Russian space staition explode?
The Mir space station, once it was no longer maintained did not maintain it's orbit. As it's orbit decayed it entered the Earth's atmosphere. Frictional heating caused the space station to burn and break up.
When did Mir finally come back to Earth?
2000
