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They don't need to keep exact position; they just need to know their relative distance offsets from Earth to synchronize pulses. They can do some work to keep
by mlyle 2y ago
They don't need to keep exact position; they just need to know their relative distance offsets from Earth to synchronize pulses.
They can do some work to keep station; the idea is that by adjusting attitude, they can adjust the magnitude and direction of their drag vector.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.07061 https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.07061
It's absolutely infeasible with current technology, but it doesn't look like it's total unobtanium.
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