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As in the parent article here, it's free-flying and can be any reasonable distance from the telescope. Maybe a kilometer out from the telescope. The article say
by Animats 2y ago
As in the parent article here, it's free-flying and can be any reasonable distance from the telescope. Maybe a kilometer out from the telescope. The article says they have some very low thrust thrusters for fine positioning.
- rbanffy 2y agoIt would make sense to launch multiple shades and pack them with lots and lots of propellant so they can last as long as possible. Maybe even schedule regular fleet renewals for when the propellant runs out, and manage the coronagraphs independently, as they can position themselves between any telescope and their target. A single one would force observations to follow the coronagraph and limit telescope observation.