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Where is the Chandra X-Ray Observatory?
Current Chandra Location:
Note: Updates once per
minute.
This service provided by NASA's Liftoff to Space
Exploration
A schematic of Chandra's orbit
from above, showing the radiation belts. (CXC/M.
Weiss)
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The image above represents the current (updated every minute)
position of Chandra in relation to the surface of the Earth.
Chandra's elliptical orbit takes the spacecraft to an altitude
of approximately 139,000 km (86,500 mi) -- more than a third of
the distance to the Moon -- so the size of the satellite in this
image is not to scale. Try our
Satellite Tracking Tutorial to see for yourself just what
the Chandra orbit looks like.
Follow Chandra's construction, launch and telemetry path using Google Earth.
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