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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/projections/ortho.rst b/docs/source/operations/projections/ortho.rst
index 2e8de9ca..2d0e08a8 100644
--- a/docs/source/operations/projections/ortho.rst
+++ b/docs/source/operations/projections/ortho.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ around a given latitude and longitude.
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Classification** | Azimuthal |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
-| **Available forms** | Forward and inverse, spherical projection |
+| **Available forms** | Forward and inverse, spherical and ellipsoidal |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| **Defined area** | Global, although only one hemisphere can be seen at a |
| | time |
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ around a given latitude and longitude.
proj-string: ``+proj=ortho``
+
+.. note:: Before PROJ 7.2, only the spherical formulation was implemented. If
+ wanting to replicate PROJ < 7.2 results with newer versions, the
+ ellipsoid must be forced to a sphere, for example by adding a ``+f=0``
+ parameter.
+
Parameters
################################################################################
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@ Parameters
.. include:: ../options/lat_0.rst
+.. include:: ../options/ellps.rst
+
.. include:: ../options/R.rst
.. include:: ../options/x_0.rst