If that were an inherent, constant property of the orbit, it would never decay !? IMHO, it varies with Moon/Sun positions relative to the apogee. /Björn ----- Original Message ----- > > If I remember correctly, the Molnija 2s were placed in slightly different > orbits so that their perigee height tended to increase rather than > decrease. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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