In relation to "In communications that’s a round trip difference of about .25 seconds... it prohibits major applications such as online video gaming.", it is interesting and sad to accept that even the speed of light/EMR isn't fast enough. What is this universe coming to??
So, these small satellites have the ability to adjust their positions with their gas powered micro-thrusters. How can thrusting be so well controlled as to not cause the satellites to rotate and/or spin? That is, wouldn't every thrust need to be exactly on and aligned with a center-of-mass axis in order to avoid rotations? Or, are rotations ok for a while, and then corrected at the destination? Or, am I missing something?
Super fascinating as always. What do you think the maximum satellite carrying capacity of LEO is before occasional collisions become an unavoidable risk of doing business?
In relation to "In communications that’s a round trip difference of about .25 seconds... it prohibits major applications such as online video gaming.", it is interesting and sad to accept that even the speed of light/EMR isn't fast enough. What is this universe coming to??
So, these small satellites have the ability to adjust their positions with their gas powered micro-thrusters. How can thrusting be so well controlled as to not cause the satellites to rotate and/or spin? That is, wouldn't every thrust need to be exactly on and aligned with a center-of-mass axis in order to avoid rotations? Or, are rotations ok for a while, and then corrected at the destination? Or, am I missing something?
Super fascinating as always. What do you think the maximum satellite carrying capacity of LEO is before occasional collisions become an unavoidable risk of doing business?