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To: zeestephen

I always thought you had to ‘orbit’ around a point of mass. L2 is just a point in space. Where is the gravitational pull for Web to orbit around? What keeps it from just flying off?


17 posted on 01/24/2022 11:37:23 AM PST by Track9 (Agamemnon came home to a HRC type party. )
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To: Track9

L2 is the invisible point in space where the gravitational pull from the Earth, Moon, and Sun all balance out.


21 posted on 01/24/2022 11:50:44 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: Track9

It has to station-keep to keep from flying off, L2 is only relatively-stable. However, it’s close enough to stable that it can station-keep with very little fuel. Moving in an orbit around the L2 point apparently makes it even easier to station-keep.


23 posted on 01/24/2022 12:06:04 PM PST by Campion (What part of "shall not be infringed" don't they understand?)
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To: Track9

Maybe they put Webb Hubbell on board to add some extra weight.

;-)


30 posted on 01/24/2022 12:44:20 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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