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	Q&A: Chandra Mission
                        
                    
            Q:
               How fast is Chandra travelling and how long does it take to complete one orbit?
 
               A:
                  For the end of January the orbital period was 63 hours, 40 minutes.
				  Speed at apogee was 1.05 km/sec (2348 mph) and speed at perigee 4.69
				  km/sec (10491 mph).  More information on Chandra is available at
				  http://chandra.harvard.edu/about/ and
http://chandra.harvard.edu/about/specs.html
              
               
               
            
   
        



