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Homework Help: Astronomy

Posted by Scarlett on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:56pm.

A polar satellite, in a low Earth orbit passing over both poles, makes 16 orbits each day. Viewed from Earth, how far apart in longitude are its consecutive passes over the equator?

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