Spy satellites are launched to highly inclined orbits (think passing over the poles) so they can cover the whole of the Earth and slightly against the Earth's r

Spy satellites are launched to highly inclined orbits (think passing over the poles) so they can cover the whole of the Earth and slightly against the Earth's rotation so they can be sun-synchronous[0]. So this is just what you would expect from such a satellite. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit