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		oliv5900 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: xAI joins SpaceX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit A Sun Synchronous orbit at the Day-Night terminator solves this issue

elihu 33 days ago | [–]

Huh, I didn't know that that was possible without burning fuel. Kind of wild that it only works because the Earth has an equatorial bulge and isn't an exact sphere.

WalterBright 33 days ago | [–]

I didn't think of that! I should have had a V8. Thanks for the info.

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