> Not quite. The spares are at a lower altitude. This leads to a > slightly different nodal precession rate. This differential > precession is pretty low (less than 1 degree per day) for > satellites with high inclinations, so it can take quite a > while depending on the target plane. Is there any information as to whether this launch is intended to provide spares to several different planes? I.e., as the spares precess around, will one boost into an operational plane as they become coplanar, then another into another plane later on, etc.? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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