HomeWhy does the space shuttle's orbit apparently follow a wave pattern?
Wiki User
2007-07-26 15:10:28
2007-07-26 15:10:28
I think you mean, :why does the orbit of satellites, etc. look like a sine wave? Well, every orbit around the earth looks like a circular (or elliptical ring) whose center (or focus) is at the center of the earth. An orbit exactly above the equator is one such orbit, but any orbit can be tilted as long as the center (or focus) stays at the earth's center and the whole orbit is flat like a disk. On various maps this makes the orbit look like a wave, but on a globe it stays a flat circle (or ellipse).
Related Questions
not regulary. they mostly orbit the mesosphere
They don't. The shuttles were designed for Earth Orbit only.
Orbit rhymes with it. Orbit has to do with space shuttles and space travel
The atmosphere is divided in to five layers. These are Troposhere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Exosphere. The space shuttles orbit in thermosphere.
only to low Earth orbit.
Who would you swap lives with for a day?
Did Bill Nye go to jail?
Which is the verb in this sentence - it is such a nice day?
Din se roshan hai raat se andhari hai khao to haram hai peo to halal hai aurat sari zindgi you use 1 bar use karti hai aur mard din you 3 bar use karta hai quran you uska 5 dafa zikar hai?
Is 30 pints greater than 7 gallons?
What is 180 degree Celsius equal to in Fahrenheit?
A farmer has 19 sheep All but 7 die How many are left?
How many times does 3 go into 100?
What should I know about coronavirus?
What does contingent mean in real estate?
How many stars are in the Big Dipper?
What is the one food you could eat for the rest of your life?
What does a red flag mean on the beach?
What's the weirdest state symbol?
What is OK short for?
Is it possible to die of a broken heart?
What is the English word for maram oru varam
What is the novel strategy to popularize environmental causes was introduced in 2008. Identify the strategy.
What are the Advantage and disadvantage of mechanical transducer
Are you involved in development or open source activities in your personal capacity
Looking for a movie that I forgot the name of
What happened to Kelly on tmz
What is the difference between indigenous and formal bookkeeping
What is an example of juxtaposition in Private peaceful
Copyright © 2020 Multiply Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Multiply.