... On some space shuttle missions, there are opportunities for observers in the continental United States and Hawaii to see the orbiter fly overhead. ... The second item is a Space Shuttle Mission Chart, which is a Mercator projection map of the world with the orbiter's orbits superimposed on Earth's surface. ... Shuttles are launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which is at a latitude of 28.5њ north. ... NASA Johnson Space Center . ... You will see that Shuttle orbits just graze the globe...
... Un Satellite GOES . Il s'agit des satellites m?t?o, qui surveillent le temps, comme ceux de l' "administration am?ricaine Oc?anique et Atmosph?rique Nationale " (NOAA) :c' est la s?rie GOES (l'un d'eux sur le dessin de droite) Ils sont en orbite synchrone, observant toujours le m?me secteur, bien que la Terre tourne. ? cette classe appartiennent aussi "les satellites espions" qui observent la terre depuis des orbites circulaires basses. ... des clients commerciaux. ...
... Note: Click here a longer, much more comprehensive overview of the polar aurora . ... Magnetic Field . ... Aurora . ... 3b. Fritz Aurora . ... Electrons . ... Typical aurora (Dick Hutchinson ї) . In Alaska, Canada, Norway, Finland or northern Russia, on a clear night, a greenish glow is often seen in the sky, known as the "Northern Lights." ... Auroral light is produced at a height of about 100 km (60 miles) when fast electrons, arriving from space, slam into atoms and molecules of the atmosphere. ...