----- Original Message ----- From: Vitek, Antonin <avitek@lib.cas.cz> To: Seesat-L <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>; Jonathan T Wojack <tlj18@juno.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 2:00 AM Subject: Re: Graveyard Orbit > Jonathan T Wojack wrote: > > > Does anyone know precisely what a "graveyard orbit" is like? i.e., what > > are the orbit parameters? > > The "graveyard orbit" is rather poorly defined. It is a higher than > geostationary orbit but the difference in semimajor axis (ie. period ie. > mean motion M) depends on the amount of propellants avaliable for final > orbit adjustments. See for example: I've been puzzled by this question for a while, and was hoping someone would address it in this thread. Why higher? It would seem more sensible to me to move decommissioned geostationary satelites into a lower orbit. I assume there's a good reason for chosing a higher orbit - anyone lnow what it is? Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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