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How to determine the optimal spacing of satellites in an orbital plane

How can the optimal spacing of satellites be determined for a plane of satellites? Specifically, I would like to see how to do this in general, and a specific example worked out, such as the following below:

  • Altitude- 780 km.
  • Horizon- 5 degrees
  • Overlap- Let's say that there should be 200km overlap (Or something in that range) for each satellite track, to ensure a reasonable continuity.
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