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stationary or not?
I understand that satellites orbit the Earth at a speed and angle that allows them to "free fall" the entire time. That is they are going so fast that they are always cresting the edge of the planet and always in a state of free fall.
isn't it possible to place a satellite or station that is pretty much stationary over the poles?
yes the orbit of the Earth is not round. yes the Earth tilts.
I understand that satellites orbit the Earth at a speed and angle that allows them to "free fall" the entire time. That is they are going so fast that they are always cresting the edge of the planet and always in a state of free fall.
isn't it possible to place a satellite or station that is pretty much stationary over the poles?
yes the orbit of the Earth is not round. yes the Earth tilts.