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The 4 pages that link to Molniya orbit, each with the reason it gives.

• Sun-synchronous orbitCompared with: It favors prolonged regional coverage rather than consistent lighting along global imaging passes.

• Polar orbitCompared with: It serves polar-region communications without being a polar orbit.

• Frozen orbitCompared with: Its critical inclination suppresses apsidal rotation, a related but distinct orbit-design condition.