| ▲ | defrost 2 hours ago | |
> e.g. magnetic station-keeping I've not kept up for decades now .. what's the state of solar powered magnetorquers these days? I'd quietly assumed it would be more commonplace. I dimly recall a couple of small satellites magnetically locking fifteen or so years past? | ||
| ▲ | JumpCrisscross an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> what's the state of solar powered magnetorquers these days? Academic. We don't currently have a pressing need for reactionless thrust in the magnetosphere. Each of semiconductors, launch vehicles and telecommunications standards are moving faster than satellites last. | ||