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Completing the trip to final position
Probe now in GEO and after reaching 1st satellite, makes one phase-wait orbit to rendezvous with the 2nd satellite. Calculations showed that making more than one phase-wait orbit costs too much time for the small saving in ΔV.
Probe locks to 2nd satellite for one full GEO orbit then makes one phase-wait orbit to reach final position. Calculations showed that making more than one phase-wait orbit costs too much time for the small saving in ΔV.
Summary of orbit design are shown next.
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