Here's a compiled list of all the sun synchronous orbits around Droo. A Sun synchronous orbit allows a satellite to pass over the same point on the ground at the same time every day. These orbits are used primary by satellites to conduct surveys of the surface of a planet, since it will pass over the same point every day they can be used to monitor changes to the environment and geography over periods of time. They're excellent for collecting long term data on an area of the planet. Sun synchronous orbits that are lower make more passes per day and can survey more areas per day, making the lowest Sun synchronous orbit the most valuable for most applications.

Sun synchronous orbits have a period that is a whole number fraction of the parent bodies day length. Droo has a 14 hour long day, so there are three whole number sun synchronous orbital periods: A 1hr period, a 2hr period, and a 7hr period. Here is a full list of every sun synchronous orbit for Droo:

These orbit ranges are not 100% precise and your satellite's track over ground will slowly preces over long periods of time. You can use a vizzy program to increase the precision of your orbit, but ultimately it will require some station keeping to prevent long term precession from a satellites initial track.


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    2,028 Wenhop

    @IntegratedSpaceSystems Ok, thanks!

    1.5 years ago
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    @Wenhop There are equations you could use to calculate it, but I used an analytical approach to find these set points.

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    @CORC It's in the table if you read it

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    2,028 Wenhop

    How do you find the Math for this stuff?

    1.5 years ago

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