Re:Chinese city to launch man-made moon to light up skies
by M_Bakhtiari on Monday October 22, 2018 @03:17AM
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The problem with using just one is that geosynchronous orbital periods are one sidereal [1] day, not one solar day. So depending on the time of the year, the satellite would be in position in the wrong half of the day. On the other hand a satellite in Tundra orbit spends not half but more than half of its time in the designated area. Maybe a good compromise orbit could be found.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereal_time