Friday, September 18, 2009

The International Space Station (ISS)

Here are a Few Images that I Have Taken of the International Space Station as it Passe's over the North West this week. The station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from earth with the naked eye: its altitude varies from 319.6 km to 346.9 km above the surface of the Earth (approximately 199 miles to 215 miles). It travels at an average speed of 17,240 miles per hour, completing almost 16 orbits per day.















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