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Why does the ISS fly in a north and south flight pattern instead of flying around the earth laterally?
Any orbit of the Earth must have its center at the Earth's center.
So there are two choices for any Earth satellite:
-- Orbit above the equator, never crossing any land that isn't on the equator,
and never visible to people who aren't located close to the equator, or else
-- revolve in an orbit that's inclined to the equator, sooner or later crossing
every point on Earth that lies within the N/S latitudes equal to its inclination,
and eventually visible to the majority of Earth's population.
A satellite can't, for example, orbit entirely above the Tropic of Cancer, or the Arctic Circle.
It must either cross the equator twice in each orbit, or else stay permanently above
the equator.
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What does Suborbital trajectories mean?
A sub-orbital trajectory is a flight path of an object such as a missile, an airplane, or anything else that flies through the air (even a baseball) which does not take it into orbit around the planet, but instead, at some point takes the object back to the surface of the Earth.
When was the first space flight?
The first space flight was in 1981, Columbia was the first to make a space flight. The shuttle was a masterpiece of engineering. After being launched into space it could be flown like a plane.
How many orbits did John Glenn make on his first space flight?
Mr. Glenn circled the globe three times during his first flight.
Who made the world's first flight into space in 1961?
Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, made the world's first flight into space in 1961 aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. He completed one orbit around the Earth before safely returning.
Did Alan Shepard make a full orbit around the earth?
Yes, but not during his historic Mercury 3 flight in 1961. That flight was a ballistic sub-orbital flight and only lasted 15 minutes. During the Apollo 14 mission 1in 1971, Shepard and crew completed one full orbit before departing for the moon.
What is a flight pattern?
A flight pattern is the direction of which or how a flock of birds fly.
What is the flight pattern of the yellow bellied sapsucker?
It has a roller coaster flight pattern
What is a ladybugs flight pattern?
Ladybugs have a oscillating flight pattern. They fly at heights of up to 1000 vertical feet and take flight when temperatures are above 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Where can I find information about online flight training programs?
There is no such thing as an online flight program. Instead you can search for a flight simulator, Microsoft's the best flight simulator that money can buy.
What is a butterflies flight pattern?
Dance
What is a sparrows flight pattern?
African or European?
During a flight name something you'd hate to see your pilot doing instead of flying the plane?
Sleeping Drinking Reading Eating Walking Around Talking on the Phone
What is the difference between plane flight and space flight?
space flight you go to outer space regualr flight flight you stay around earth
What is the best flight simulater game?
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Its the best around
How long is a flight from Tokyo to Brazil?
The flight would be around 21 hours.
How long is a flight from Washington dc to barbados?
its around 5hrs flight time..
How long is a flight from Tokyo to Texas?
The flight would be around 13 hours.
