Why do geosynch orbits at inclinations > 0 have figure 8 ground tracks ?

Subject: Why do geosynch orbits at inclinations > 0 have figure 8 ground tracks ?

Date: Sun Aug 20 16:35:20 2000
Posted by John O'Neill
Grade level: grad (science) School: n/a
City: Fairbanks State/Province: AK Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 966803720.As

Message:


i find a lot of references mention this phenomenon but i can't seem to 
make sense of it in my mind.

Re: Why do geosynch orbits at inclinations > 0 have figure 8 ground tracks ?

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