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Final Orbit by Chris Hadfield

Final Orbit: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Final Orbit audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Ray Porter (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Final Orbit at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,922 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Final Orbit is an audiobook by Chris Hadfield: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ray Porter, released October 7, 2025, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Science Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Ray Porter
Released
October 7, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction), Science Fiction
ISBN
9781039011366

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Final Orbit audiobook?

Final Orbit runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Final Orbit audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Final Orbit?

Final Orbit is narrated by Ray Porter.

Is Final Orbit worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.