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A quick back of the envolope calculation tells me a plane change of D degrees requires a delta-v of D/60*v for small D, where v is orbital velocity. Not that mu
by darkmighty 12y ago
A quick back of the envolope calculation tells me a plane change of D degrees requires a delta-v of D/60*v for small D, where v is orbital velocity. Not that much.
- mikeash 12y agoSo 1000m/s would get you about 7-8 degrees of plane change in low orbit? Sounds about right. That's not a whole lot, but it should be plenty to dodge sky watchers for a while if you have the ability to hide for a bit and change course while doing it.