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Questions regarding Low Earth Orbit or LEO, which refers to orbits at an altitude between approximately 160 kilometers / 100 miles and 2,000 kilometers / 1,200 miles.

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If Steve is at 300 km, and SWARM is >440km, how did SWARM measure Steve's temperature?

Editor's note: I'm maintaining here information from user Roger until he decides to migrate on his own. Answer to the question: "Can you add a link or citation that confirms that the temperature of S …
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Why won't JWST deploy in LEO where it is potentially serviceable?

The James Webb Space Telescope will not be deployed in Low Earth Orbit because there is too great a risk of the optics being damaged by debris. [T]he environment around the ISS is not suitable for …
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Why would a box full of 1cm balls released into LEO be so scary to an engineer supporting th...

There's a few pieces of information that are needed to explain why one might be wary of 1 cm objects: Objects as small as 4 inches (about 10 cm) can be seen by radars or optical telescopes on Earth …
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