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13 July 2003

ISS On-Orbit Status 12 Jul 2003

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http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

See also the website "Space Station Challenge" at
http://voyager.cet.edu/iss/

ISS Orbit  (as of this noon, 12:13pm EDT [= epoch]):

Mean altitude -- 386.5 km
Apogee -- 391.9 km
Perigee -- 381.0 km
Period -- 92.28 min.
Inclination (to Equator) --  51.63 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0008067
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.60
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 100 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98)  -- 26498
For more on ISS orbit and worldwide naked-eye visibility dates/times,
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html

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