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Old 08-07-2011, 11:41 PM
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After lift off, how long does it take the Shuttle to reach orbit anybody knows? Hours? 24 hours? The reason I ask is whether I could see a flyby here in Sydney in the morning twilight.
Hi Vicent,

They reach orbital velocity not long after takeoff and an orbit only takes about 90 minutes.

To give you some feel for the speed relativities, putting re-fuelling aside, you could fly in a 747
from Florida to Sydney in the order of 20 hours.
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