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=== Orbit presets === [[File:SimTX Guide Satellites orbit step.webp|thumb|center|800px|alt=Launch a satellite, Orbit step: preset cards Space station, Sun-synchronous, Geostationary and Custom, the More orbits link, altitude and inclination sliders at 420 km and 51.6Β°, the starting point, and orbit time, speed, footprint radius and max Doppler; the globe shows the new orbit.|The Orbit step of Launch a satellite with the Space station preset, and the planned orbit on the globe.]] {| class="wikitable" ! Preset !! Orbit |- | '''Space station''' || Low orbit at 420 km and 51.6Β° that passes over most of the world. |- | '''Sun-synchronous''' || Crosses each place at the same local time every day. |- | '''Geostationary''' || Stays over one longitude, about 35,800 km up. |- | '''Custom''' || Set altitude, shape and tilt yourself. |- | '''Polar''' || Passes over both poles and sees the whole Earth each day. |- | '''Equatorial''' || Stays over the tropics with frequent passes near the equator. |- | '''Molniya''' || Long, high loops that hang over high latitudes for hours. |} '''Polar''', '''Equatorial''' and '''Molniya''' are under '''More orbits'''. Editing a value that a preset fixes switches to '''Custom'''.
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