This video puts into perspective just how fast the ISS is flying around the Earth by showing you what it would look like if it was at an airplane's altitude.
The ISS takes just 90 minutes to orbit the Earth at an altitude of 250 miles traveling at 7.66 kilometers per second. Now a YouTuber has simulated what it would look like if the ISS was orbiting Earth at airplane eight, just 10,000 feet.used Microsoft Flight Simulator to simulate the ISS zooming across the Earth’s surface, and if the viewer blinks they will miss the spacecraft. When traveling onboard, the ISS clears New York City in roughly three seconds.
“I always thought about things like this like what speeds of planes and satellites would be like when put into perspective at ground level,” writes one user.Traveling at such a low altitude would make photographing the ground from the ISS incredibly difficult. But, even at 250 miles above Earth, it is still not straightforward to capture stunning photos that the public has become accustomed to., expressed how it’s not as simple as hanging out in the space station’s cupola.
“Many people think that we can take a picture of a specific place on Earth on command, but it is much harder than that. First of all our orbits mean we only fly over specific areas periodically. Secondly, even if we do fly over an area of interest it might be during nighttime so there will be nothing to see unless it is a city with bright streetlights. The lighting in the morning or evening is generally not good enough either . Then there are clouds that can get in the way,” he explains.
“Lastly, and not the least, often we pass over areas… when we are working. We cannot drop everything we are doing at 14:35 for example just because we really want to take a picture of a city or a mountain or other marvel of Earth.”
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