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To: chuck_the_tv_out

1829 miles orbital height from the center of the Earth

Isn't that inside rock? Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just a cook.

/johnny

33 posted on 06/04/2012 6:34:42 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)

To: JRandomFreeper

I am right that 1829 miles is in rock... but 17000 MPH isn't 1829 miles from the center of the earth.

The results for 17K miles per hour work out to be 1.08 something earth radii.

And that's just too close for comfort. The atmposphere drags you down.

/johnny

42 posted on 06/04/2012 6:50:28 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)

To: JRandomFreeper

Yes it is. Either their speed data is wrong or it was a powered orbit, not just standard freefall orbit

96 posted on 06/08/2012 8:54:59 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out

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