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In all the animations I’ve seen of the orbit around L2, it appears to be elliptical rather than circular. Is that an optical illusion, or is there a benefit to
by MontagFTB 5y ago
In all the animations I’ve seen of the orbit around L2, it appears to be elliptical rather than circular. Is that an optical illusion, or is there a benefit to such a path?
See: https://youtu.be/524fcGyki5c https://youtu.be/524fcGyki5c
- rubenbe 5y agoAFAIK the elliptical orbit shown is not (easily) possible (source: Kerbal Space Center) I think they want to show a "vertical" orbit around L2 (where "horizontal" would be earth's orbit around the sun). It's slightly better visible in the youtube movie.