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Operations done to keep a spacecraft in a particular orbit. Generally done by by thruster burns. In LEO this must be done to counteract the momentum loss to atmospheric drag. In other orbits it may be needed to maintain a planned relative position over a long period of time.
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Can solar sail prevent orbital decay?
First, there are several forces acting on a sailcraft.
Aerodynamic drag
Solar radiation pressure
Gravity field non-sphericity
Electrodynamic drag
If you go anywhere lower than 770 km, atmospheric …
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Are there any proposals to vacuum up gases in orbit for use as propellant?
Yes.
In 1950 Wayne Proell proposed the use of "fuelless box-ramjets" to harness the energy of recombination of atomic oxygen at about 100 km altitude to propel space stations and satellites. (The S …
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