Orbiter
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[[A man sits at a control screen, wearing a headset.]]
Man: Okay, people. The orbiter is passing south of Iceland. The next scheduled check-in will be at 32.0°N 35.5°E, over the Palestinian territories.
Voice off-screen #1: You mean over the State of Palestine?
Voice off-screen #2: You mean over
Israel
?
[[The man looks up and says nothing.]]
[[The man looks back down at his screen.]]
Man: I've rescheduled the check-in for 35.2°N 96.6°W, over Oklahoma.
Voice off-screen #2: You mean occupied North Texas?
Man: Dammit, Frank.
{{Title text: Normally, the Shuttle can't quite safely reach the orbital inclination required to pass over both those points from a Canaveral launch, but this is an alternate history in which either it launches from Vandenburg or everyone hates the Outer Banks.}}
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