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Is there no way to force a crash into a certain region? If a satellite is being retired is it possible to fire it's rockets to set it on a trajectory to land i
by nickthemagicman 5y ago
Is there no way to force a crash into a certain region?
If a satellite is being retired is it possible to fire it's rockets to set it on a trajectory to land in a predictable location say Sahara desert or the Marianas trench?
This would obviously not apply to nuclear satellites.
- alex_duf 5y agoAs far as I know the long march booster doesn't have a way to turn back on, it's one of the few rockets that does only one burn to reach orbit. At this point it's just a tumbling chunk of solid material See this video about it https://youtu.be/06GUEkc4EEA https://youtu.be/06GUEkc4EEA
- soco 5y agoI'm surprised to read how many nuclear power stations still rotate up there...