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How many times does the iss orbit the earth in 24 hours
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How many times does the iss orbit the earth in 24 hours

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I’m a bit confused about it, but I think you mean how many orbits or revolutions. Given that the iss orbits earth every 90 minutes, in 24 hour day the iss orbits approximately 16 times.

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16 times per day.The ISS revolves around the Earth once every (approximately) 1.5 hours.

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