A communications firm wants to place a satellite in orbit so that it is always directly above

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A communications firm wants to place a satellite in orbit so that it is always directly above the earth’s 45th parallel (latitude 45o north). This means that the plane of the orbit will not pass through the center of the earth. Is such an orbit possible? Why or why not?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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