[HN Gopher] NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope ...
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       NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual
       orbit
        
       Author : LinuxBender
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2024-07-03 22:01 UTC (59 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | tofof wrote:
       | There's nothing unusual about an equitorial orbit, nor a low-
       | earth orbit.
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       | And there's no way to enter one without a plane change unless
       | you're launching from the equator already, so that's not unusual
       | either. All geostationary satellites are in (far higher)
       | equitorial orbits, for example.
        
       | Titan2189 wrote:
       | DAT price, chosen by an Elon Musk company - can't be a
       | coincidence
       | 
       | > $69 million
        
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