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To: Fiddlstix; All

Zuma is headed for low Earth orbit (LEO), which extends to about 1,240 miles (2,000 kilometers) above the planet. LEO’s most famous resident is the International Space Station, which usually zooms around Earth at an altitude of about 250 miles (400 km), completing one lap every 90 minutes or so.

Wednesday’s launch is scheduled to occur from KSC’s historic Launch Pad 39A — the former site of Apollo moon mission and space shuttle liftoffs — during a 2-hour window that opens at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT on Nov. 16).

https://www.space.com/38772-spacex-launching-secret-zuma-mission.html


3 posted on 11/14/2017 7:39:28 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Very interesting info. Thanks
4 posted on 11/14/2017 7:43:39 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: BenLurkin
A night launch? Great!

Much better than the fireworks at Disney.

5 posted on 11/14/2017 7:50:29 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: BenLurkin

Zuma’s inclination will also be the same as the ISS.


12 posted on 11/15/2017 6:21:57 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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