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		oliv5900 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: xAI joins SpaceX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit A Sun Synchronous orbit at the Day-Night terminator solves this issue

elihu 3 months ago | [–]

Huh, I didn't know that that was possible without burning fuel. Kind of wild that it only works because the Earth has an equatorial bulge and isn't an exact sphere.

WalterBright 3 months ago | [–]

I didn't think of that! I should have had a V8. Thanks for the info.

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