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The Orbit Itself: ~To Scale [[Rough drawing of an orbit]] Top View [[Circle with North Pole in the middle dotted line with arrow in counterclockwise direction]] 1/20 of Re 5" [[arrow pointing right]] 1/4" Re ~ 4000 mi orbit ~250 mi (120-300) Above atmosphere (No air resistance) Very close to planet Speed ~ 17,500 mph (5 mi/sec) [[arrow pointing right]] once around in 90 min Side View [[Rough drawing of a the globe with a dotted line for the equator and a circle with an arrow pointing counterclockwise]] [[number one in a circle]] Orbit "inclined to equator (angle = inclination of orbit) [[dash]]As far north as south]] [[number two in a circle]] Orbits to east [[number three in a circle]] "Groove" in record [[arrow pointing right]] Earth rotates under it (90 min...) [[number four in a circle]] Sun - earth [[arrow pointing right]] day/nigh ~45 min each