Problems with an Orbit: Eccentricity, Inclination, and Other Peculiarities

[spacemike1]

Problems with an Orbit...

Homework Statement

what is peculiar about the orbit"

Semimajor axis = 5740km
Eccentricity = 0.1
Inclination = 53
Right ascension of the ascending node = 345
Argument of perigee = 270
True anomaly = 183

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

help! I'm lost... I have several problems for Orbital Mechanics...my math is terrible...I need help with an example of how I can solve this problem...I was given the data and the question I know the Earth's radius is 6378km, the radius of this orbit is 2x the semimajor axis, so that's 11,480, the eccentricity is close to 0 so the orbit is nealry circular, then the rest I am lost on...

 

[Filip Larsen]

In a near-circular orbit, the radius is near the semi-major axis, not 2 times the semi-major axis. Knowing that, and the radius of Earth, it should be pretty obvious what is weird about this orbit. If not, you may want to calculate the apogee and perigee of the orbit (look in your references for equations that relates the two with the semi-major axis and the eccentricity) and compare those with the radius of Earth.