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If they use ion thrusters to achieve work orbit, they will lack the normal ion thrustes fuel levels to maintain work orbit, or alter orbit for a normal lifetime
by ggm 2y ago
If they use ion thrusters to achieve work orbit, they will lack the normal ion thrustes fuel levels to maintain work orbit, or alter orbit for a normal lifetime. I'm assuming they have to allow for post working life deorbit too.
But, it's true: you might as well try.
- bell-cot 2y agoIt's SpaceX - trying, even if they know there's no chance of success, will at least extract more data from the doomed satellites. And "we never give up" is a good ethos for a rocket company to cultivate.