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> Was Columbia at an unusual inclination for a shuttle mission? Here's the breakdown of orbital inclinations for Shuttle missions: 28.3-28.8 53 34.3
by tanzam75 13y ago
> Was Columbia at an unusual inclination for a shuttle mission?
Here's the breakdown of orbital inclinations for Shuttle missions:
28.3-28.8 53
34.3 1
38.0-40.3 11
49.4 1
51.3-51.6 47
56.9-57.0 20
61.9 1
Not orbited 1
As you can see, 89% of Shuttle launches went to:
around 28.5° to deploy satellites
around 51.6° to reach Mir or ISS
around 57.0° for earth observation