diff --git a/model/leo-circular-orbit-mobility-model.cc b/model/leo-circular-orbit-mobility-model.cc
index 06da884..b8f0eb2 100644
--- a/model/leo-circular-orbit-mobility-model.cc
+++ b/model/leo-circular-orbit-mobility-model.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::GetTypeId ()
                    MakeDoubleAccessor (&LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::SetAltitude,
                    		       &LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::GetAltitude),
                    MakeDoubleChecker<double> ())
+    // TODO check value limits
     .AddAttribute ("Inclination",
                    "The inclination of the orbital plane in degrees",
                    DoubleValue (10.0),
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::GetTypeId ()
                    MakeDoubleChecker<double> ())
     .AddAttribute ("Latitude",
                    "The latitude at which the orital plane intersects the equatorial plane in degrees",
-                   DoubleValue (10.0),
+                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                    MakeDoubleAccessor (&LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::SetLatitude,
                    		       &LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel::GetLatitude),
                    MakeDoubleChecker<double> ())
diff --git a/test/leo-orbit-test-suite.cc b/test/leo-orbit-test-suite.cc
index 4ac017e..e640aca 100644
--- a/test/leo-orbit-test-suite.cc
+++ b/test/leo-orbit-test-suite.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class LeoOrbitSpeedTestCase : public TestCase
 public:
   LeoOrbitSpeedTestCase () : TestCase ("Test speed for 0 altitude") {}
   virtual ~LeoOrbitSpeedTestCase () {}
-
 private:
   virtual void DoRun (void)
   {
@@ -24,11 +23,28 @@ private:
   }
 };
 
+class LeoOrbitPositionTestCase : public TestCase
+{
+public:
+  LeoOrbitPositionTestCase () : TestCase ("Test position for 0 altitude and 0 inclination") {}
+  virtual ~LeoOrbitPositionTestCase () {}
+private:
+  virtual void DoRun (void)
+  {
+    Ptr<LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel> mob = CreateObject<LeoCircularOrbitMobilityModel> ();
+    mob->SetAttribute ("Altitude", DoubleValue (0.0));
+    mob->SetAttribute ("Inclination", DoubleValue (1.0));
+
+    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (mob->GetPosition ().GetLength(), LEO_EARTH_RAD_M, "Unexpected position on earths surface for 1 deg inclination");
+  }
+};
+
 class LeoOrbitTestSuite : TestSuite
 {
 public:
   LeoOrbitTestSuite() : TestSuite ("leo-orbit", UNIT) {
       AddTestCase (new LeoOrbitSpeedTestCase, TestCase::QUICK);
+      AddTestCase (new LeoOrbitPositionTestCase, TestCase::QUICK);
   }
 };