| 摘要 |
A method of providing satellite coverage to the Northern and Southern Polar Regions includes launching multiple satellites into orbit with each satellite's orbit moving in the direction of one of the poles. The satellites are sequentially launched into orbit at differing values of the argument of perigee (ω). Each launch is spaced apart in time by a predetermined amount. Each satellite has an elliptical orbit and an orbital inclination that causes an orbital drift rate such that, over time, the apogee of the elliptical orbit moves in the direction of one of the poles at a predetermined rate. |
