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How big a trebuchet would be needed to chuck a cubesat directly into LEO?
by kjkjadksj 5mo ago
How big a trebuchet would be needed to chuck a cubesat directly into LEO?
- 00N8 5mo ago100 or 200 km tall at point of release ought to do it.
- NetMageSCW 5mo agoThe tip would still have to be doing 7 km/s.
- chainingsolid 5mo agocubesat + small rocket. Orbital mechanics require a burn at a later time in the orbit, to avoid coming back to say hello again to Mr. Trebuchet (Ignoring Earth's rotation)
- NetMageSCW 5mo agoLookup SpinLaunch.