Re:Sky skimmers: The race to fly satellites at the lowest or...
by BalloonsInVLEO on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @10:28AM
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There are atomic oxygen issues for VLEO sats, the front of the satellite slowly corrodes away from the impacts. They're longer lived than current balloons but mission lifetimes more than low single digit years aren't really feasible right now.
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