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Topic: STS114 landing route
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MCroft04 Member Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-06-2005 04:46 AM
I saw on TV that for safety reasons the shuttle will land at the Cape coming across the Carribean from the south, instead of of the normal route that takes it across the western US, Texas, La, and on into the Cape. I'm curious how the shuttle gets into this position. I assume that Discovery's orbit won't be changed, which means the shuttle would have to fly south after rentering the atmosphere. Is this correct? This is quite a large deviation in flight path. Can someone explain?Mel |
Ben Member Posts: 1896 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-06-2005 07:13 AM
The route that comes across the US is only for flights of inclinations of 28 and 39 degrees, like that of Hubble servicing flights, or like Columbia's final flight which was 39 degrees inclined to the equator.ISS flights always come in from the South, similar to this route, as they are inclined 51.6 deg and the length of their missions dictates they come in drom this direction (as opposed to from the North). Edit: there have been a few other flights in the past that came in from the North, such as STS-99, which swooped in across the far northwest US, the Ohio valley and down into KSC. STS-99 was a very high, 57 degree inclination. Mission parameters allowed for a northerly landing. [This message has been edited by Ben (edited August 06, 2005).] |
MCroft04 Member Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-06-2005 07:48 AM
Thanks Ben. | |
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