AkaSci 🛰️ on Nostr: Integrity, the Artemis II Orion Integrity spacecraft, is located 71,245 km away, ...

Integrity, the Artemis II Orion Integrity spacecraft, is located 71,245 km away, almost 2x the alt. of GSO, in a highly elliptical orbit, above the Pacific Ocean, west of Peru.

After reaching Apogee, it will turn around and execute a Perigee Raising Burn at around 8:15 a.m. EDT (12:15 UTC) and head back towards Earth.

12 hours later, at Perigee, it will execute the Translunar Injection Burn and shoot for the Moon.

https://www.n2yo.com/?s=99999&live=1
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_artemis_2
https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-press-kit/
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