UnoChance t1_it4dvw9 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon by OkOrdinary5299

"More accurate tracking and characterization of man-made orbiting objects." You can do a lot more at ~0 relative velocity versus ~6 kps though

[deleted] t1_it4ex78 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:15 PM

Not necessarily. Taking multiple measurements from different angles can be more useful than sitting still and staring at it all day.

UnoChance t1_it4f5r7 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:17 PM

RPO is not a static operation Edit: to expand, that article you sent says that gssap conducts RPO meaning it moves along the belt as you mentioned. Since it is so close it can actually look from more angles in a safer manner than a retro orbit