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Re:Bring back hydrogen lifting gas by kempbellt on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:49PM (#28121532)
Theoretical geosync means zero velocity in any direction relative to ground. Zero up, down, forward, back, left, or right. You're stuck above a single point of dirt/water, over the equator, at a fixed altitude.

The only way to "fall" (lower your altitude) from here would be via some sort of acceleration force towards ground (like a burn). So yes, your speed would have to increase.

Re:Bring back hydrogen lifting gas by jvanderbot on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:19PM (#28121858)
Well fine. I meant that orbital speed (the "along track part") would increase if you lowered the altitude of a geosync object with rockets, string, or any other force, I think.
Re:Bring back hydrogen lifting gas by lazide on Monday August 09, 2021 @09:03PM (#28124170)
It doesn’t. If you pulled ‘down’, it would just make the orbit eccentric.