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KSC to Ascension Island in 1000 seconds (17 minute 2008-12-10

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A playback flight from KSC to Wideawake International on Ascension island in just under 17 minutes.

KSC-ASC is the 'old' flight that weighs in at just under 20 minutes.
TT-KSC-WIN is the new flight for orbiter racing league that does it in just under 1000 seconds.

In the flight replay, the racer MFD starts counting at 10 seconds when the XR2 crosses the start line, so the touchdown time of 1005 seconds on the MFD corresponds to a flight time of 995 seconds.
The XR2 explodes when the gear is deployed in the playback, but didn't in the flight.
Max speed: Mach 53. Max deceleration on reentry: 9.5g.

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