RE: USSPACECOM Nr: 33272

From: Ted Molczan (ssl3molcz@rogers.com)
Date: Thu Jul 31 2008 - 21:24:22 UTC

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    Persona (08037A / 33272) has made the expected circularization manoeuvre,
    yielding a sun-synchronous orbit. It is in nearly a 29:2 resonance, which means
    that its ground track nearly repeats after 29 revolutions, which takes about 2
    days. Frequent repetition of ground tracks is a common orbital feature of
    imaging reconnaissance satellites.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
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