Hi Felix Generally speaking the KHs maneuver to boost their orbit for minor maintenance purposes from time to time (usually on a Thursday :-) ) or in special cases to change how they are positioned within their plane as the mission ages and evolves. There are records within the group that expand on this and I invite Ted to speak further here. http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Sep-2011/0113.html If I understand your context, you appear to be asking why the view of the satellite from your perspective appears the same. I suggest this is due to the fact that in most operational modes the spacecraft will just be house keeping especially over friendly territory where positional changes etc of the spacecraft's attitude will not be required for imaging and the more important to maintain standard communications and power headings. Regards Scott Tilley On 2024-06-18 15:49, Felix S. via Seesat-l wrote: > I assume these satellites would have to > maneuver when they observe a new target? > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list https://lists.seesatmail.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Tue Jun 18 2024 - 22:11:52 UTC
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