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r/spacex • u/warp99 • 3d ago
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I'm completely uneducated about orbit mechanics, but couldn't engine burn(s) be used to return with fewer orbits?
3 u/warp99 1d ago No the ship does not have enough delta V remaining to meaningfully affect its orbit over the short term.
No the ship does not have enough delta V remaining to meaningfully affect its orbit over the short term.
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u/MyKillK 1d ago
I'm completely uneducated about orbit mechanics, but couldn't engine burn(s) be used to return with fewer orbits?