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- From: evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Tethers
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.174224.3976@aston.ac.uk>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 17:42:24 GMT
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- Eric_S_Klien@cup.portal.com writes:
- : Would it be possible to put something in near orbit over Nevada and
- : attach tethers to it so that people could reach the object via
- : elevators? I know it wouldn't be easy, but is there a way to pull
- : this off?
-
- read 'The fountains of paradise' bye Clake.
-
- The only way you can get something to orbit above point of the earth's
- surface is to have it in geo-sync orbit.
- Thus, the point you have your satellite above must be on the equator.
- (if you want it to be over pointelse where on the globe, then it is
- not in orbit and must run thrusters virtually continuiously to stay in
- position)
-
- Try replacing Nevada with Kenya and you might get it to work.
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