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I think it's usually the opposite. The satellite spends much more time observing interesting stuff in the higher part of the orbit and much less time zipping by

I think it's usually the opposite. The satellite spends much more time observing interesting stuff in the higher part of the orbit and much less time zipping by uninteresting stuff in the lower part.

dylan604 3y ago
that does make sense. US targets of interests do tend to be northern hemisphere oriented.