above 35,786 km and low perigee (about 1,000 km) that result in long dwell times near apogee.
::; Molniya orbit : A highly elliptical orbit with inclination of 63.4° and orbital period of ½ of a sidereal day (roughly 12 hours). Such a satellite spends most of its time over a designated area of the Earth.
::; Tundra orbit