Shuttle Orbit number?

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Shuttle Orbit number?

Does anyone know where I can find which number orbit the space shuttle is presently on?

2007-06-22 07:13:13 · 3 answers · asked by SolarFanatic 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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landing is for orbit 219. they waved the first landing attempt off which would have been orbit 218

2007-06-22 08:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Not sure where you can find an exact number, but you can make an educated guess:

The shuttle orbits the Earth every 90 minutes... They have been up there for 2 weeks...

So:

They orbit 24/1.5 = 16 times a day
And 14 days*16 orbits a day = 224 orbits

So, about 224 or so... more or less

2007-06-22 14:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by AresIV 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. You can start looking here: http://www.nasa.gov/home/

2007-06-22 14:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋