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How the Space Foundation characterizes satellite orbits

This is a description of the Space Foundation methodology for classifying different satellite orbits with Earth at their focus.
This chart shows the rules The Space Report uses for satellite orbital classification. Please note that all orbits in this methodology have Earth at one focus. If an or...

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