The Precision Behind Satellite Launches

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NOTE: This is an old video acquired by Slice Science. Covers: Cold War blastic payloads, orbital and GEO satellites to interplanetary missions.

The Precision Behind Satellite Launches | SLICE SCIENCE | FULL DOC

Nov 23, 2024
Spacecraft are very expensive pieces of technology each designed to function in a precise orbit. Calculating these orbits is exacting work and getting a launch vehicle to deliver its payload to the right place, at the right time, at the right speed is taken for granted, yet one small error will render a satellite useless.

Documentary: AURORA Orbit
Directed by: Evan Clark
Production: Broken Arrow Media

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This video should be required viewing for all citizens of nations developing a space economy and taught in junior high with some very basic orbital mechanics.