Plotting an orbit

On Mar 8, 10:42�am, Danny Deger wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:54:57 -0500, metspitzer wrote:
When they show a plot of an eclipse or the orbit of the space shuttle
it always makes a sine wave.
Are there any satellites going around the earth at the poles instead
of the equator?

Does their orbit make a sine wave?

There are LOTS of satellites going around the earth at the poles. �Many are
close to the pole in what is called a "Sun sync" orbit. �Use google on this
term and I am sure you can find what you are looking for.

Danny Deger

Polar orbits are common for military and spy sats and why vandenberg
exists

Before challenger disaster it was supposed to launch the shuttle on
military missions

SL6 was built, kinda poorly and abandoned for shuttle launches