Timeline for How accurate does the ISS's velocity and altitude need to be to maintain orbit?
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| Jul 18 at 15:53 | comment | added | controlgroup | @fyrepenguin yes, I misspoke. It is frequently easier to say "speed" than "velocity" when explaining things without math. | |
| Jul 18 at 7:00 | comment | added | fyrepenguin | isn't it speed that's constant throughout the orbit, not the velocity? | |
| Jul 17 at 18:39 | comment | added | controlgroup | @foolishmuse about once a month; there are plenty of Quora questions and the like (quora.com/…) about that exactly. In total it's happened 32 times, which is a bit more than might seem necessary because the ISS actually has to literally dodge space debris sometimes (space.com/…). | |
| Jul 17 at 18:35 | comment | added | foolishmuse | How often do they need to fire the little rockets to maintain altitude? Daily, weekly? | |
| Jul 17 at 16:47 | vote | accept | foolishmuse | ||
| Jul 17 at 16:45 | history | answered | controlgroup | CC BY-SA 4.0 |