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Old 20th Dec 2000, 07:32
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EchoTango
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To add to the complexity of the problem, remember that the orbit of a low earth orbit satellite is seldom circular. It is elliptical. As is the orbit of the vehicle trying to meet up with it. So the two axes of each orbit must match up in some way.