• @BossDj@lemm.ee
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      51 year ago

      I think the two numbers are perigee and apogee distance. (Closest orbital point and furthest orbital point)

      • @TauZero@mander.xyz
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        11 year ago

        The joke is that the orbit was clearly originally reported in kilometers, but the article editor “helpfully” converted it to miles and reported it in miles as default, but it makes no sense now because the same “miles” number now equals two different “kilometers” numbers.

    • @nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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      01 year ago

      I think that means it’s nearly geostationary but instead going in a 415ish km circle above the same spot on earth? Idk.

      • NaibofTabr
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        51 year ago

        Geostationary orbit is at about 35k km, the ISS is at about 400 km, so its definitely not geostationary.