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Re:ISS throws away 2.9 tons of trash into orbit by sterlind on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:08AM (#26473817)
Would you have to launch half the trash at apoapsis and half at periapsis to keep the orbit from deviating? (I've only played ksp.)
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Re:ISS throws away 2.9 tons of trash into orbit by 4gotunameagain on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @08:05AM (#26475600)
Since to not alter your orbit you'd need one prograde moment and one retrograde, one of the two launches you describe would raise the apogee instead of lowering the perigee, defeating the purpose
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