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by Sharlin 529 days ago
It’s even worse than that. By speeding up you end up actually getting further behind your target because in your new higher orbit you actually move slower on average, and as your average orbital radius gets longer, so does the circumference, so you end up on a "detour" trajectory compared to your target!

Whereas if you slow down, you drop to a lower, shorter, higher-speed orbit.