MIR inclination

Lutz Schindler (lschindler@lschindler.s-link.de)
14 Feb 1998 12:07:00 +0200

Hello,

the last days I asked myself for the reason of the inclination
of MIR and the ISS.

Why did they choose 51.6 degrees. Why not 51 oder 60 or 50.3 ?
Why exactly 51.6 ?

Any explanation ?

Bye Lutz


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