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Originally Posted by contracycle
I favour geosynchronous polar orbits precisely to maintina constancy of supply and obviate shadowing. This is kiddie stuff, considering that all of these matters were discussed in detail when Clarke published his proposal for polar sats in 1950. In other words, this is Old News, and a problem long solved.
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A geosynchronous orbit is one that travels in the direction opposite to the rotation of the earth on or near the equator, such that it appears in the same place in the sky once a day, hence synchronous.
How do you propose to maintain any sort of orbit (and I thing you're meaning geostationary here) directly above the axis of rotation of the earth? As regards dear old Arthur C, perhaps you are referring to polar orbits, where the satellites
pass over the poles?