[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

[Joe Leikhim]

Even if the technique required 5 years to advance to HEO it would be a 
positive step since the amateur launch opportunities directly to HEO are 
measured in decades and the cost in 10's millions of dollars.

This reminds me of a commercial payload that failed to make GEO. The 
folks at AGI (STK Satellite Toolkit) devised a path circling the moon 
which used the lunar gravity to accelerate and return the satellite to 
its intended GEO position without depleting much of its limited station 
keeping fuel.


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Joe Leikhim


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