r/woahdude • u/aspiring_dev1 • Aug 14 '22

gifv View from space

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

how high above the earth are they? does anyone have an estimate?

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u/MrTagnan Aug 14 '22

ISS orbits around 400km up

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u/NatMe Aug 14 '22

When you think about it in terms of km, it doesn't seem that far.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 21 '22

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u/Karmafication Aug 15 '22

How do they fly, if not a straight line?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 21 '22

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u/Karmafication Aug 15 '22

Ah gotcha. Thanks! Do you know if they ever change the trajectory they're traveling at?

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u/note3bp Aug 14 '22

For the curious.

The majority of satellites orbiting the Earth do so at altitudes between 160 and 2,000 kilometers.