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Here is a good tracking page: https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=45606 https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=45606 From those numbers, a rough estimate is 159.3 mil
by ortusdux 4y ago
Here is a good tracking page: https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=45606 https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=45606
From those numbers, a rough estimate is 159.3 million miles, 14.25 light minutes, or 1.7 AU.
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%282*pi*%28%286713km%29%2F2%29%29+*+%28770+days%2F91.2+minutes%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%282*pi*%28%286713km%29...
Orbital tracking of the earlier missions was interesting, as the vehicle can change orbits easily. There was a bit of a cat and mouse game between hobbyists and the operators IIRC.
This is the vehicle's 6th flight, so summing up all 6 missions so far gets you roughly 751 million miles traveled, or 1.12 light hours / 8 AU.
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%282*pi*%28%286713km%29%2F2%29%29+*+%28%28770+days%2B224+days+%2B+468+days+%2B+674+days+%2B+717+days+%2B+779+days%29%2F91.2+minutes%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%282*pi*%28%286713km%29...