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dabluecaboose
999 days ago
Solar radiation pressure is a non-negligible perturbation to an orbit, especially during solar weather events.
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_joel
999 days ago
Indeed, if you don't have enough delta V to maintain your altitude due to atmospheric drag, increased by solar flares. They've lost them before due to this, an entire batch.
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bagels
999 days ago
Drag is dominant where starlink is.
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