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VWolf

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9. FWIW, step 1 is impossible

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 12:51 PM

Feb 2012

Strictly speaking, a geosynchronous orbit must lie in the equatorial plane.

While a "geosynchronous orbit" (in the sense that its period is 24 hours) can exist at other inclinations, it would be useless for this purpose. From earth, the satellite would move cyclically from the northern to the southern hemisphere.

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