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No clue about this, but I can imagine a highly elliptical orbit in perspective projection makes a seemingly sharp turn at the highest point, right?

• spacemark 6y ago
  Nope, Molnaya orbits appear to dwell for a very long time at their apogee. That's why they're popular for Russian spy satellites.
  • sfvisser 6y ago
    Yeah, that makes sense.