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The math is easy, the delta-V is hard. There is a precise point the craft would need to stay at relative to the earth and the target. There aren't any stable o
by mabbo 4y ago
The math is easy, the delta-V is hard.
There is a precise point the craft would need to stay at relative to the earth and the target. There aren't any stable orbits that keep a craft at precisely that position, which means you are firing engines for 20 hours straight.
Remember, you don't stay in space unless you are either in a stable orbit, moving at many km/s, or you're firing engines to resist gravity's pull.
A spacecraft to stay at this point for 20 hours would be massive, and 99.9% fuel tanks.
- jrumbut 4y agoCould you get anywhere by taking the image over multiple passes? Even though the first image wouldn't be ready for a long time, if you have a lot of targets then you could increase efficiency to something like a tolerable level.