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Re:Low Earth Orbit Visualization by neuronic on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @04:03AM (#26313330)
Even if somehow that delta-v can be reached without burning so much fuel/energy that it makes any mid- to longterm mission fail, the forces on the satellite equipment which need to be withstood are insane. At orbital speeds it would just break the satellite/the craft unless there are some very special designs out there (?).

The typical pop-culture UFO shape, a saucer or a sphere, would be pretty good at distributing these forces across the "fuselage" I would guess, but internal systems are still affected. Anything with wings or solar panels would be toast, no?

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