[sarex] Why The Drift?

["William L. Reyna Jr." <N2QBR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi James,
In easy terms, when the shuttle docks with  the ISS , the mass of the ISS
has now been increased and the orbit changes.  This results in a different
orbit that's a bit higher and with a later aos. A little bit like swinging
a baseball around you vs a bowling ball if you forgive that analogy.
                                WLR / N2QBR
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