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Topic: Crewed mission with highest orbital inclination?
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music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-23-2011 03:52 PM
   
I am wondering which missions, from all manned missions, flew at orbit inclinations higher than the some 51.6 degrees used by Mir and the ISS?I know that all Vostok and Voskhod missions flew at 65 degrees (hence the fact that the earth-path indicator "Globus" which I own can display this inclination only). All Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions flew at the Cape's inclination of some 28 degrees (right?). Did any Soyuz or Shuttle mission fly above 51.6 degrees? That will be a great subject to discuss with Leonov and Tereshkova next time they come around! ------------------
Francois Guay
Collector of literature, notebooks, equipment and memories! |
Michael Davis
Member Posts: 528
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-23-2011 04:12 PM
STS-36 (Atlantis) was at 62 degrees. I believe that is the U.S. record. It was a DOD mission. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-23-2011 04:14 PM
Perhaps not an inclination record but I believe that Gemini 11 reached an altitude of 850 miles while over Australia. |
mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 02-23-2011 05:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by music_space:
All Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions flew at the Cape's inclination of some 28 degrees (right?).
It depends on how strictly you define "Apollo" -- Skylab was at 50 degrees and ASTP was at 51.8. | |
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