Myanmar's satellite held by Japan on space station due to spying concern

Re:Myanmar's satellite held by Japan on space station due to... by taejo on Friday March 12, 2021 @05:12PM (#26441609)

From low Earth orbit, delta-v to Earth and to escape the solar system are about the same. Delta-v to fall into the sun is two orders of magnitude bigger.

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Re:Myanmar's satellite held by Japan on space station due to... by labawi on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:58AM (#26446251)

Directly. Not if you take it the long way - near escape to reduce orbital speed, a little push to cancel the rest, and you will fall directly into the Sun (with a high velocity).

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