Timeline for Do any launches bypass LEO?
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| Jan 23, 2020 at 21:08 | comment | added | Suma | @user29 The perigee of this "LEO" may be under the earth surface, which makes the name "orbit" somewhat unusual. | |
| Jul 23, 2013 at 1:11 | comment | added | user29 | @PearsonArtPhoto Well, assuming the GTO insertion burn is going to be centered on the descending node on the first period, there is a period of free flight, and until that burn is performed the satellite is in LEO. | |
| Jul 23, 2013 at 1:06 | comment | added | PearsonArtPhoto♦ | Usually the burn is still going on when it is in "LEO", at least, from my experience. If the engine isn't off for at least a few minutes, I wouldn't say it's in that orbit... | |
| Jul 23, 2013 at 1:02 | comment | added | user29 | @PearsonArtPhoto Technically the satellite is in LEO until the GTO insertion burn. Granted, that burn often occurs before even one full orbit period. | |
| Jul 23, 2013 at 0:33 | comment | added | PearsonArtPhoto♦ | Satellites heading to GEO rarely enter LEO, rather, they enter a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, which is a highly eliptical orbit, essentially, it's a Hohman Transfer Orbit from LEO to GEO, but the satellite never actually enters LEO orbits. | |
| Jul 22, 2013 at 21:12 | history | answered | aramis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |