Re:Boeing Starliner updates: Spacecraft flies into wrong orb...
by hoorayimhelping on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:46PM
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>Flight controllers recognised the problem but were unable to intervene quickly enough because the capsule was passing between satellite links.
I imagine the reason timers are used is this right here. We don't have complete coverage of the earth for satellite control, so there needs to be a timer running for when it can't phone home to stay synchronized.
I imagine the reason timers are used is this right here. We don't have complete coverage of the earth for satellite control, so there needs to be a timer running for when it can't phone home to stay synchronized.