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'''Ike''' is a [[moon]] and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Duna]].
 
'''Ike''' is a [[moon]] and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Duna]].
  
Stationary orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=64980 | mass_kg=2.782e20 | radius_km=130 }}, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in stationary orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would be in a stationary Ike orbit.
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Stationary orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=64980 | mass_kg=2.782e20 | radius_km=130 }}, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in stationary orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would appear in a stationary Ike orbit.
  
 
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Ike is a moon and the only natural satellite of Duna.

Stationary orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of 0.00 m, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in stationary orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would appear in a stationary Ike orbit.

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