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I've thought about this a lot after reading some material about satellites and thinking about the consequences. What do you think would be the best strategy fo

• ChuckMcM 11y ago
  Within the orbital mechanics you can really only put two defenders on station with the satellite (one ahead and one behind in the orbit). Fortunately most of the stuff is in an equatorial orbit rather than a polar orbit so that is probably good enough for most things. One wonders if you could create "chunks" of expanded foam and push it ahead and behind. You want to add enough delta-v to move what ever is threatening you into a lower orbit (assuming from a lower orbit it will de-orbit faster). Tether tugs basically have a glob of adhesive that works in space on one end, spool out a long conductor and then energize it with a small solar panel, it provides a constant back emf against the earths magnetic field. That slows you down, you orbit lower, and then the atmosphere takes over. Of course vacuum adhesives are quite a challenge.