Re: Satellite orbit parallel to equatorial plane

From: Ian Stirling (root_at_mauve.demon.co.uk)
Date: 07/17/04 

To: sci-space-tech@moderators.isc.org
Date: 17 Jul 2004 11:11:39 GMT

Reza <comsociscc@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> I have two questions to ask:
>
> 1- Is it possible to have a satellite orbit parallel to the equatorial
> plane? Something like a GEO orbit but shifted up or down to cover
> other locations of the earth futher up from the equator. Such an

No.

All orbits have to have their orbital planes including the center of
the earth.

> orbit, if feasible, won't be any of standard orbits (GEO, LEO, MEO, or
> HEO). Do you think there will be any complications with Hohmann
> transfer of a satellite into such an orbit?
>
> 2- Is there an software package for Windows to design satellite
> orbits?
>
> I do appreciate your comments.

In general, there is little problem with satellites being at the equator,
and users near the pole.
The only problem that arises is that when you get very close to the
pole (10,20 degrees) then the dish needs to point close to the horizon,
so any landscape features are more likely to get in the way.

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