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2024-08-24 15:15:18
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Nick on Nostr: "He" is a she, and Prof. Lawler is correct that the orbits are circular to a good ...

"He" is a she, and Prof. Lawler is correct that the orbits are circular to a good approximation. You can see the orbital elements for the Starlink satellites here, and you will find that they have quite low eccentricities (so nearly circular).
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/gp.php?GROUP=starlink&FORMAT=json-pretty
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