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I don't understand releasing them so close: isn't the whole point of a large number of satellites to give them different orbits ?
by liotier 10y ago
I don't understand releasing them so close: isn't the whole point of a large number of satellites to give them different orbits ?
- sjburt 10y agoIn the case of the Planet satellites, they will be spread out using differential drag over the next few months. https://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.03270.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.03270.pdf
- gokhan 10y agoSomething like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh0kJgHKeXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh0kJgHKeXo