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From: dant@mrloog.WR.TEK.COM (Dan Tilque)
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Subject: Endeavour max altitude (was Re: space news from June 18 AW&ST
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henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>If not, Endeavour will get as high as it can, probably
>about 315km
       ^^^^^

Either Endeavour will be much heavier than Atlantis or this should be
315 miles.  As I recall, Atlantis carried Hubble to a much higher orbit
(over 500 km, but I can't remember the exact figure).

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