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Those are a few hundred km above Earth. The moon is 384 thousand km further away, and there is no particular reason to watch it closely.
by T-A 7y ago
Those are a few hundred km above Earth. The moon is 384 thousand km further away, and there is no particular reason to watch it closely.
- throw0101a 7y agoTo get to the moon you have to pass through LEO et al. So while the moon specifically may not be watched closely, the paths that you have to cross to get there may be.
- T-A 7y agoYes, and that's why the solution (which you can read three levels above your reply) is to launch something on an escape trajectory, and then loop back toward Earth once it's out of sight.