On 18/07/2011 8:50 PM, eric gisse wrote:
Yousuf wrote in
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Russia Launches Long-Delayed Deep Space Radio Telescope | Giant Space
Telescopes | Radio Astronomy& Deep Space Exploration | Space.com
http://www.space.com/12329-russia-la...nt-radio-teles
cope.html



207,000 miles to 621 miles is a bit of an orbital swing.

I've never heard of this. This is neat.

I'm not even sure why they are doing such an elliptical orbit like that?
Any advantages for viewing angles or stuff like that?

Yousuf Khan