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Re:Orbital reentry from 17000mph looks like dropping out of ... by enderfusion on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:44PM (#39546471)
Maybe 17000mph was a bit sloppy of a title on my part. It was a weird orbit, with the burns we were doing.
Re:Orbital reentry from 17000mph looks like dropping out of ... by kragen on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:47PM (#39546477)
naw, 4% is fine, i'm half joking

i'm pretty much a raw beginner with orbital dynamics but my vague idea was that you'd have to ellipticize the orbit by hundreds of kilometers to change the orbital speed by more than a fraction of a percent, and that would be expensive enough that you'd only do it if you had a really good reason

but the only satellites i've ever troubleshot had only extremely limited maneuverability (though i'm not totally sure how much more than that i can say)