from Rons original posting "...When NASA decommissioned the 12,500-pound satellite in 2005, controllers used leftover propellant to lower its orbit from 340 miles to expedite its re-entry. "
Surely if they are already in orbit it would only take a tiny amount of fuel to push it completely out of orbit? can someone enlighten me please? The only thing I can guess is that it would endanger other satellites or possibly the ISS if they had propelled it away instead of towards the Earth. 2424 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
