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I thought satellites in orbit suffered decay and needed Station Keeping, or small periodic thrust to keep their orbits. Does anyone know how long it takes orbit
by josho 10y ago
I thought satellites in orbit suffered decay and needed Station Keeping, or small periodic thrust to keep their orbits. Does anyone know how long it takes orbital decay to bring a satellite back into the atmosphere?
- vietjtnguyen 10y agoThe lame answer is "it depends", but you might find this chart enlightening: http://www.heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx http://www.heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx
- andrewrice 10y agoCool data. What happened in January 2017?
- oh_sigh 10y agoMeasurement error