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Could you not build up a lot of speed in the ecliptic plane with the slingshot effect, and then use the gravity of a planet or the sun to deflect the orbit perp
by jules 15y ago
Could you not build up a lot of speed in the ecliptic plane with the slingshot effect, and then use the gravity of a planet or the sun to deflect the orbit perpendicular to the ecliptic? (I mean in practice this maybe be unlikely to be feasible, but in theory it is with the right planet arrangement)
- InclinedPlane 15y agoYup, you can do that, but the faster you go the less you'll be deflected, and you won't get a speed increase as you would with a normal planetary assist.