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Are lower-than-GEO graveyard orbits common? I mean, I guess they are, judging by stuffin.space, but my intuition would be that it wouldn't take any more fuel t
by yellowapple 7y ago
Are lower-than-GEO graveyard orbits common? I mean, I guess they are, judging by stuffin.space, but my intuition would be that it wouldn't take any more fuel to put a satellite in a higher-than-GEO graveyard orbit (and thus further minimize the risk of collision), no?
- azernik 7y agoNo particular reason why a higher orbit is any better than a lower orbit. As long as you're a good 1000 kilometers away from the GEO belt at closest, and preferably a little inclined so that closest approach only happens ~2 times a day, both high and low graveyard orbits are equally good for avoiding collisions.