SDO
19th June 2013, 20:00
SDO is in a 28 degree inclined geosynchronous orbit, 36,000 km above Earth's surface. Unlike a satellite in geostationary orbit, which appears to just hover above Earth, SDO actually traces a figure-8 in the sky every day to have a direct line of sight to White Sands, New Mexico, where the two dedicated ground stations are located.
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You can always check in and see where SDO currently is here: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/moc.php
More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/06/where-is-sdo.html)
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You can always check in and see where SDO currently is here: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/moc.php
More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/06/where-is-sdo.html)