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To: Mr. Adrenaline who wrote (1555)	7/28/1998 7:12:00 PM
From: ccryder	Respond to of 29987

Yeah, I wondered about the plane change statement. This is not my area of expertise, but maybe going somewhat elliptical would enhance the effects of what little gravity field harmonics exist in a polar orbit. The slow drift might be good enough to reposition a spare but not good enough to replace a failed satellite. So, in my opinion, the I* orbit plan and the way the signals are relayed result in a requirement to rapidly replace a failed satellite using in-plane spares. This has significant cost impacts and/or network reliability issues compared to the G* approach. All that to cover the poles and be truly "global".