Beau’s Launch Deck

Bringing Earth into view

EDUCATIONAL FLIGHT · NOT LIVE TELEMETRY

PRACTICE FLIGHTCape Canaveral · practice site

Practice at Cape Canaveral while mission locations are unavailable, or choose a published launch pad below.

Illustrative flightOn the pad

Altitude0 km

Inertial speed0.41 km/s

T+00:00101:33

Begin at the selected launch site's real coordinates.

Shape this flight400 km · 51.6°

Target altitude 400 km160 km 2,000 kmOrbit inclination 51.6°28.4° 151.6°Departure direction

Orbital period: 92.6 min
Circular speed: 7.67 km/s
Orbit-plane azimuth: 44.9°
Model insertion: T+09:00

The orbital plane is limited by this site’s latitude. Azimuth is the initial inertial plane direction, not a real launch heading or approved flight corridor.

About this model

Starts at Cape Canaveral · practice site. The ascent and two-stage timing are illustrative; the circular orbit uses two-body gravity and Earth’s rotation. This does not predict the selected mission’s flight. Vehicle and exhaust are enlarged for visibility.

Target radius is Earth’s equatorial radius + target altitude. Displayed altitude is above the WGS84 ellipsoid, so it changes slightly around an inclined circular orbit. No drag, winds, thrust limits, terrain, safety corridors or orbital perturbations are modeled.

NASA · circular orbit reference ↗

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