From: teeks99stuff@yahoo.com   
      
   Damon Hill  wrote in   
   news:Xns9615F40E74C8Cdamon161attbicom@216.196.97.131:   
      
   > "Steen"  wrote in news:42304a2f$0$181   
   > $edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk:   
   >   
   >> Tonight, an Atlas 5 is going to launch an Inmarsat satellite. The   
   >> launch window opens at 2142 UTC and closes 15 minutes later.   
   >>   
   >> -why? Why is there a launch window when launching to GEO? Couldn't a   
   >> satellite destined for GEO be launched at any time?   
   >   
   > My take on this is that it's going to a supersynchronous transfer   
   > orbit with a very high apogee that may be affected by things like   
   > the Moon's gravity.  Seems like we've had a discussion on this   
   > before...   
   >   
   > The launch was, of course, scrubbed; they may try again on Friday.   
   >   
   > --Damon   
   >   
      
   Does anybody know why a super-synchronous transfer orbit?  Looking at the   
   diagrams, it didn't look like the most efficient way of getting to GEO in   
   the end.   
      
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