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… which means its lifetime is rather limited. It can carry only so much propellant for orbital station-keeping.
by wereHamster 8y ago
… which means its lifetime is rather limited. It can carry only so much propellant for orbital station-keeping.
- tyldum 8y agoDesigned to last 3 years. Previous low orbiting missions like GOCE demonstrated that the drag was less than expected so I would not be surprised if it went beyond 3 years.
- robin_reala 8y agoI’m guessing though that the data will lead to better models and hence better predictive ability even after it’s deorbited?