ORBIT STATUS: IN ROUTE
Orbit (as of this morning, 7:39am EDT [= epoch])
Mean altitude -- 354.5 km
Apogee height -- 360.9 km
Perigee height -- 348.2 km
Period -- 91.63 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.64 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0009417
Solar Beta Angle -- 42.5 deg (magnitude decreasing)
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.71
Mean altitude loss in the last 24 hours -- 58 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. 98) -- 59152
Preparatory to the Shuttle arrival, FE-2 Magnus verified closure of the Lab & Kibo JPM (Japanese Pressurized Module) science window shutters as protection against thruster plumes. [The window shutters must remain closed when Shuttle is within 3000 ft/915m of the ISS. They may be opened for no more than 15 minutes for photo documentation if the Shuttle is in Freedrift.]