Mission Configuration
Flight Controls (Steer & Throttle)
THROTTLE / AIRSPEED
Mach 2.05
FLIGHT HEADING
098° ESE
CRUISE ALTITUDE
55,000 ft
Avionics & Orbital Telemetry
CONCORDE GROUND SPEED
2,250 km/h
UMBRA SHADOW SPEED
2,410 km/h
SUN ELEVATION / ROOF PORT
63.5° (Locked)
UMBRA DIAMETER
250 km
The 1973 Physics Breakthrough: The Moon's umbra raced across Africa at ~2,410 km/h. By flying at Mach 2.05 (2,250 km/h) along the exact eclipse track, Concorde 001 reduced the relative shadow departure speed to just ~160 km/h, turning 7 minutes of totality into an unbroken 74-minute observation.