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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