[FPSPACE] First Israeli-built SAR satellite slated to be launched by India this week

[Gunter Krebs]

The orbit will not be a 142° orbit. This information is from the time, when
an Ofeq launch was planned. Reportedly it will be launched in eastern
direction, but my source could not provide a value for the inclination.

Gunter Krebs

2007/9/21, Chris Jones <clj at panix.com>:
>
> Geoff Richards wrote:
> >> I also don't see the advantages of a sun-synchronous
> >> orbit for a radar satellite.
> >
> > You can keep high-power instruments operating for long periods because
> the
> > satellite never enters eclipse.
>
> That would be a particular kind of sun-synchronous orbit, one which tracks
> the terminator (something an orbit in a 142 degree inclination would not
> do).
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