On 2016-03-05 16:39, Richard Aiken wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Freelance Traveller
> <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com <mailto:xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com>>
> wrote:
>
>     What would I see, in terms of satellite-rise, satellite-set, movement
>     across the sky, et cetera?
>
>
> Just a WAG (since for me math stops at beginning algebra), I'd say
> that you'd see the satellite appear to slowly travel backwards
> (relative to the sun) across the sky throughout the day/night cycle
> (since it moves about 10% slower than the planet rotates).
>
> BTW, I notice that you didn't specify whether (and by how much) the
> satellite's orbit is inclined to the planet's plane of rotation.
>

I'd add that the eccentricity can have an effect - one might see the
satellite slow down and reverse direction at times if the eccentricity
is large.

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