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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by Aperocky on Thursday June 04, 2020 @12:55AM (#23412580)
De-orbiting them would consume a lot of delta-V.. plus if they're 'stored' in orbit they have a very narrow path where they can go in a certain period of time.
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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by FeepingCreature on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:42AM (#23412950)
Could de-orbiting be partially managed by shooting them backward from the platform, using atmospheric resistance to bleed off the gained velocity of the platform?
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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by saagarjha on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:47PM (#23419565)
Deorbiting them so their periapsis intersects with the earth is not hard from LEO.
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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by Aperocky on Friday June 05, 2020 @08:17PM (#23435521)
If you don't mind aero capturing over multiple orbits that is.
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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by saagarjha on Friday June 05, 2020 @10:56PM (#23436416)
They're already in orbit, though?
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