Re:Myanmar's satellite held by Japan on space station due to...
by TeMPOraL on Saturday March 13, 2021 @11:42AM
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Long-term propellant issue could probably be solved by using a cold-gas thruster with a non-reactive propellant - basically a pressurized gas tank welded to a valve and a nozzle. It should have enough Δv to push you into a graveyard orbit, or even deorbit straight from GEO (though that's probably dangerous, and I imagine you could see spectacular fireworks from the ground, as the satellite would be hitting the atmosphere with a couple km/s more velocity than it's typical).
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Re:Myanmar's satellite held by Japan on space station due to...
by dredmorbius on Sunday March 14, 2021 @07:57PM
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Solid thrusters being another possibility.