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Comment by arethuza

It's being described as a "triangular orbit" :-)

"Rosetta will, follow, at least for now, a three-legged triangular orbit that requires a small thruster burn at each apex. The legs are about 100 km long and it will take Rosetta between three and four days to complete each one."

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/08/04/whats-happening-in-r...

parent arethuza 12 years ago

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