Fishing debris in space

[Richard O'Neill]

  Retrograde orbits are often employed by Earth observing polar orbiting 
satellites. NASA now requires de-orbiting capability on satellites. 
We'll eventually have to clean up the other stuff, live with it or wait 
'till atmospheric drag burns it to a crisp or lays a egg on someone.
As Clint would say, "Do you feel lucky"?

Richard


On 2/5/2011 12:41 PM, Philip Miller Tate wrote:
>
> On 5 Feb 2011, at 15:23, Andre Kesteloot wrote:
>> In fact, the net would presumable be in orbit too, and could be 
>> traveling at at slightly higher or lower speed than the debris. 
>> (using gas to redirect itself?)
>> The relative speed of the objects caught in the net would thus be 
>> relatively low.
>> André
>
>
> Well, only if the debris is moving in the same direction as the net... 
> If in the opposite direction, they meet at twice orbital velocity, 
> unless somebody had the presence of mind to direct all the debris the 
> same way.
>
> Phil M1GWZ
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