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Russell_B
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Hey there,
The other day i was solving a simple curvilinear motion problem that used a sattelite in orbit around the Earth as an example and it got me thinking.
If a geostationary sattelite is always above the same region of the Earth (and can only occupy an orbit of a certain altitude) it is clearly orbiting in the direction of the Earth's rotation.
But what about non-geostationary sattelites? Can they orbit in any direction? How do we keep track of all these sattelites and make sure they don't collide?
Thanks for your time
Russ
The other day i was solving a simple curvilinear motion problem that used a sattelite in orbit around the Earth as an example and it got me thinking.
If a geostationary sattelite is always above the same region of the Earth (and can only occupy an orbit of a certain altitude) it is clearly orbiting in the direction of the Earth's rotation.
But what about non-geostationary sattelites? Can they orbit in any direction? How do we keep track of all these sattelites and make sure they don't collide?
Thanks for your time
Russ