[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

Michael Richardson
2026-01-17T19:25:42Z

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Inemesit Affia <inemesitaffia@gmail.com> wrote:
> By different orbits you mean like Molniya? The Russians use that

Yes, thanks for the reference.
I knew that this had been done before.

From what I understand, the useable portion of the orbit is when the
satellite is at it's furthest from the earth. That's when it spends the most
amount of time, going the slowest.

But, I think I'm asking about the opposite: the target area would be when
it's lowest.

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