Why does a satellite in highly inclined elliptical orbit spend most of its orbital period over higher latitude regions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of highly inclined orbit?

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Kepler’s Second Law states that: ‘For equal time intervals, the satellite sweeps out equal areas in the orbital plane.’

The shaded area A1 shows the area swept out in the orbital plane by the orbiting satellite in a one hour time period at a location near the earth. Kepler’s second …

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