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.
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
jleik...@leikhim.com
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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