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Astronauts dropped a tool bag during an ISS spacewalk, and you can see it with binoculars (www.space.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think that means it's nearly geostationary but instead going in a 415ish km circle above the same spot on earth? Idk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Geostationary orbit is at about 35k km, the ISS is at about 400 km, so its definitely not geostationary.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The ISS hauls ass across the sky, a full orbit about every hour and a half.