[Titanscape (OP)]

What is the difference in the longevity of a satellite orbiting the poles compared to one orbiting the equator, and what does the moon do to each?

[syhprum]

Polar orbiting weather satellites certainly suffer a precession of their orbits over a period of years and their parameters have to be updated every week or so for maximum precision of weather satellite pictures.
I do not know what influence the Moon has on them.

[Mr. Scientist]

What is the difference in the longevity of a satellite orbiting the poles compared to one orbiting the equator, and what does the moon do to each?

No, but seriously. Is this just a ''random'' question, or is it recited?

[AllenG]

Mr. Scientist, is there a point to that remark?
Titanscape has an honest and interesting question.

[Titanscape (OP)]

Looking at Australia, it is a random question, or one I could never personally pursue. But we have Australian satellites and problems watching our coasts... We have the second least effective air force in the world, the least being Fiji.