ISS in 3D?

lior · Post by **lior** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:00 pm

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I initially assumed that this object was the international space station. However, trying to calculate the altitude of this object, I believe that it is around 590 km above earth. The international space station should be around 360 km. Although it is still an order of magnitude, I don't think that it can be that wrong. It also doesn't look like an Irridium satellite.

RJN · Post by **RJN** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:37 pm

There are satellites out that far but not meteors. So I guess is has to be a satellite. The question is: which one? Yes, clearly not the ISS at that height. Could http://heavens-above.com/ tell this?

- RJN

lior · Post by **lior** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:15 pm

Heavens above mentions HST at south south east of Mauna Kea. The altitude of HST fits the estimation.