> This orbit is "crazy" in the sense that the inclination never was and > never will be close to zero. IIRC, there have been assertions that inclined and indeed somewhat eccentric geosynchronous orbits were used by the CANYON/ CHALET/ VORTEX/ MERCURY signals intelligence satellites to give better access to their targets. It would be interesting to see what's visible near the limb of the earth from this satellite at the northernmost point in its orbit and/or apogee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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