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I wonder if they could have an orbit high enough to move away from earth with some kind of drag cables dangling from them into low orbit to counter the outward
by AdammadA 2y ago
I wonder if they could have an orbit high enough to move away from earth with some kind of drag cables dangling from them into low orbit to counter the outward movement. Would that work?
- dotnet00 2y agoYou mean something like a skyhook?
- AdammadA 2y agoYes but no hook or anchor needed I'd assume. The cable alone in lower orbit would weigh enough to be pulled by gravity.
- lovecg 2y agoThese orbits have vastly different speeds though. Consider a high geosynchronous orbit vs. something like ISS which goes around the Earth in an hour or two.
- AdammadA 2y agobut you are towing the cable and you'd only get so far down for the counteraction of force from gravity to pull on the cable. Would speed or friction on a cable be a problem.