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Q. Do all man-made satellites orbit the Earth west to East ?
Hi,
Do all man made satellites that we've sent up to orbit the earth orbit in the same direction as the earth's rotation? As I understand from earlier posts, that's the direction that rockets are sent up to benefit from fuel savings, while launching something into orbit. If I udnerstand correctly, some communications satellites are stationary in their position above the earth for things like people's direct tv reception, etc. Some I understand actually orbit around Earth's poles. Thanks, Jim |
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