Re:NASA says Webb’s excess fuel likely to extend its lifetim...
by verytrivial on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:21PM
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Station keeping, yes, is probably going to need the lion's share, but I have no idea by what factor. I have read that dealing with reaction wheel saturation is also another fuel consumer though. Perfect reaction wheels attached to a spherical cow would use no fuel. As would perfectly balanced solar pressure engineering etc. It basically all ends up nibbling some fuel.
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