whotookkarl@lemmy.world to theydidthemath@lemm.ee · 5 months ago

If you jumped off the ISS, how long would it take for your body to de-orbit?

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If you jumped off the ISS, how long would it take for your body to de-orbit?

whotookkarl@lemmy.world to theydidthemath@lemm.ee · 5 months ago

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The question was raised in a recent .world news article comment https://lemmy.world/post/25766196

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5 months ago
Not sure exactly what the drag coefficient of a human is, but astroconverter.com and azcalculator.com suggest an orbital decay time somewhere between 2 to 5 years.