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To: RMiethe who wrote (8246)3/29/1999 9:51:00 AM
From: RocketMan  Read Replies (1) of 41369
 
Ellipso I think is using sort of a Molniya orbit, where the sats hover over populated areas, true.

Sort of Molniya, but much lower. Molniya has an apogee of 1.1 x GEO, whereas Ellipso is supposed to be a MEO constellation, 670 x 7500 from what I have seen.

But it seems that they have decided to perhaps modify that proposal because a Molniya orbit really does not get you to Latin America, as you know.

Yes, you're right, I was only thinking about serving the northern hemisphere. Oops... Ellipso's nominal inclination is 63 degrees, and with an apogee of only 7500 kilometers, it would not have much visibility of anything south of Mexico.

So when is Skybridge to be operational? And what will it ride on?
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