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SCD 1

SCD 1 is an object launched in 1993 in a low earth orbit, between 709 and 768 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 100 minutes, about 14.5 times a day, on a path tilted 25.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 25° latitude.

Height

709-768 km

One orbit

100 min

Inclination

25.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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