Louis Carrier wrote: > >and looking at the orbital plane for those times, >it seems the orbiter won't fly over much of the USA >as did Columbia but mostly over water (unpopulated areas) >and shortly over Central America or Mexico. > >Am I right in saying so? >If yes, is it a new procedure consecutive to the >Columbia disater or is it a regular one? > > >After a quick search I was unable to find any document >describing the reentry path. >(even in the "Mission STS-114 Press Kit" ) > >Any comment? STS-107 did not visit the station and had a much lower inclination, which allowed it to make an approach to the cape as the shuttles used to in the "old days" that is, over california/texas/louisiana et c. the inclination of sts-107 was 39 degrees; the station and sts-114 are inclined at 51.6 degrees. clear skies! stephan szyman chicago IL USA 41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188m asl ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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