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The article says "5 years after completing their mission", not 5 years after launch.
by ntrz 4y ago
The article says "5 years after completing their mission", not 5 years after launch.
- hahajk 4y agotime to assign 25 year missions to satellites built to last 10 years!
- simonh 4y agoEvery mission has to pass FCC approval, and we're just discussing a super high level gloss of the rules. Thee's no way that would pass, so that's really not an issue.
- hinkley 4y agoWait, really? What orbital mechanics take five years to achieve? Lunar assisted orbital insertion burns only take a year or two, right? Why wouldn’t the deorbit burn start the day after decommissioning?
- zardo 4y agoIf it takes 5 years, there is no deorbit burn.