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Re:Low Earth Orbit Visualization by sfvisser on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @03:38AM (#26313193)
No clue about this, but I can imagine a highly elliptical orbit in perspective projection makes a seemingly sharp turn at the highest point, right?
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Re:Low Earth Orbit Visualization by spacemark on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @04:17AM (#26313402)
Nope, Molnaya orbits appear to dwell for a very long time at their apogee. That's why they're popular for Russian spy satellites.
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Re:Low Earth Orbit Visualization by sfvisser on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @05:01AM (#26313648)
Yeah, that makes sense.
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