Answer · Earth flyby anomaly

Local parameters at perigee, as for a latitude-dependent force of about 300 km range.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Anomalies only for low perigees at particular latitudes.

What would rule it out

An anomaly at a high perigee, or none at a low one where predicted.

Evidence 1 for · none against

A multivariate fit of nine flybys predicts non-zero values only for Galileo II, NEAR and Cassini within…

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The questions it answers

What decides which flybys show an anomaly?

Part of What produces the velocity changes seen in some Earth flybys?

Open5 answers, none ahead

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Local parameters at perigee, as for a latitude-dependent force of about 300 km range. [Answer ANS0CWYEEM83BZ2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWYEEM83BZ2

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