Re:ISRO to launch record 104 satellites on Feb 15
by colechristensen on Saturday February 11, 2017 @03:13PM
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Either the last stage of the rocket is relit, the satellites can thrust themselves, or the small velocity they're released with over time will put the satellites in different orbits.
A relit final stage can put satellites in significantly different orbits. Satellite thrusters can do a little but only small orbital changes. And just releasing over a period of time will result in each sat being released on the order of 1 m/s which is enough to keep them separated but in the same orbit.
A relit final stage can put satellites in significantly different orbits. Satellite thrusters can do a little but only small orbital changes. And just releasing over a period of time will result in each sat being released on the order of 1 m/s which is enough to keep them separated but in the same orbit.