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That's a good point. I was thinking about it from the perspective of Earth-launched debris, which would usually be traveling somewhat the same direction, as it'
by 001spartan 11y ago
That's a good point. I was thinking about it from the perspective of Earth-launched debris, which would usually be traveling somewhat the same direction, as it's the cheapest orbit in terms of energy expenditure.
- jessriedel 11y agoNot really, since lots of satellites have technical requirements for polar orbits or are otherwise not following the least-energy, eastward orbits. Even if two satellites are traveling within 5 degrees of the same direction, their relative speed is still over 1,000 mph. (LEO speeds are over 15,000 mph.)
- 001spartan 11y agoI stand corrected!