In the design of satellite constellations, continuous coverage of the region of interest is not always necessary. By allowing viewing gaps or revisit times, it may still be possible to meet mission objectives while substantially reducing the required number of satellites. In this study, a brute force technique is employed to find the best symmetric, Walker type constellation (including inclination) that minimizes the global maximum revisit time (MRT) for numbers of satellites between 3 and 40. A parametric approach is used to cover the LEO regime from 700 to 1500 km in altitude and for minimum elevation angles from 0 to 20 degrees.
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