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How many objects orbit at L1? Is there a risk of collision if we put many objects there?
by flurpitude 12y ago
How many objects orbit at L1? Is there a risk of collision if we put many objects there?
- privong 12y agoIt appears there are not very many objects currently at L1 [0]. L1 is an unstable Lagrange point, so satellites located "at" L1 generally orbit around the L1 point in a Lissajous Orbit [1]. Given that, I suspect more satellites can be put in these types of orbits around L1 than would "fit" at L1 in a more stationary configuration. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_objects_at_Lagrangian_points#L1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_objects_at_Lagrangian_... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissajous_orbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissajous_orbit