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by marsokod
1871 days ago
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No need for that actually. They will deorbit within a year if left completely dead, and within a couple of month if they have a single button "start deorbiting" that uses the electric propulsion. But more importantly, their propulsion allows them to launch at a very low orbit. This is a very good method for a constellation as they can see all the early failures (the beginning of the bathtub curve) happen at a very low orbit and reduce the cost of ground testing. Their orbital debris management strategy is one of the best I have seen. |
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