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You're describing the wavelike line that shows up on the maps at mission control when they
plot the path of the spacecraft that they've just launched.

Try to imagine this:

The satellite is circling the earth at a constant rate ... say one orbit every couple of hours. At the same time,
the earth is rotating under the satellite, one complete spin every 24 hours.

Add these two motions together, and you'll see that a point on the ground ... if it always stays directly UNDER
the satellite ... will trace that 'wave' shape on the ground.

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