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I think it would require some relatively expensive station-keeping because of the imbalance caused by the sun, but in general halo orbits are normal at Lagrange points. There is an equilibrium that is being oscillated around, like a ball circling a depression in a surface.

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How would the communications satellite in a halo orbit always able to face Earth without being blocked by the Moon? How do L2 halo orbits work?

The orbit is not on the same plane as the moon/earth. It draws a "halo" around the moon as viewed from the earth.

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Lagrange points are always used with halo (or some say, lissajous) orbit, going around it

Halo and Lissajous orbits are different - halo orbits are closed, repeating, and periodic, while Lissajous orbits are not.

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Wait, manned mission to the far side of the moon? - insert iron sky reference here -

-MIR is joining the battle-

Also unmanned mission, not manned.

'You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to xenomorph555 again.'

Ah dammit.

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