On 01Mar2018 1450, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
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> I was assuming a lower orbit - LEO is "up to 1200 miles". Aside from the
> lunar trips, nobody has actully gone that high so far. Hubble is about
> 540km/340 miles up. The International Space Station is 340km/210 miles
> up, though it needs periodic boosts to prevent orbital decay from
> atmospheric friction.

Actually, the ISS normally only orbited this low during shuttle visits,
and then boosted to a higher orbit, allowing the shuttle to bring up
more payload. Since the Shuttle's retirement it normally stays higher,
as the Soyuz and Progress ships can reach that higher orbit even when
fully loaded.

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