Solar Orbiter (Flyby coming up - debris a concern)

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Solar Orbiter returns to Earth before starting its main science mission (phys.org)

Interesting article.  They're doing a flyby at less than 500km.

[NFUN]

It'll be fine

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

17 hours ago, NFUN said:

It'll be fine

Of course - but read the article (it's fun) - they describe flying through the Geo sats down to the level of the ISS for the gravity assist.  

Big Sky, Little Bullet (in MIL-Terms) 

Edited November 19, 2021 by JoeSchmuckatelli

[kerbiloid]

6 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Of course - but read the article (it's fun) - they describe flying through the Geo sats down to the level of the ISS for the gravity assist.  

Hehe...

 See the picture.

Through the sats, you say...

[sevenperforce]

I've never wished I lived in the Canary Islands before....