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Is there a convention about in what direction you should put satellites ? I know the space is crazy big and it's unlikely you will front-collide with a satellit
by z3t4 9y ago
Is there a convention about in what direction you should put satellites ? I know the space is crazy big and it's unlikely you will front-collide with a satellite going the opposite direction. But it would also be crazy to collide with another object at 7,000 m/s
- caf 9y agoEveryone tends to launch towards the East because you need less delta-V to get into orbit that way.
- blauditore 9y agoI guess most are in the same direction as earth rotation for practical reasons: Relative velocity to the surface is lower, which probably makes communication easier and requires less energy for launches (as you get a "boost" from earth).