Satellites

[mmartin798]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

I keep finding references to something called a Molniya Orbit

These orbits are useful, but they pose some problems for the life of a satellite. The orbit, by necessity, crosses through the VanAllen belts 4 times a day, exposing them to a great deal of radiation. Also, these orbits do have a perigee altitude of about 500km, putting them into the debris field of satellites destroyed during the war.