Graveyard Orbits Where Old Satellites Are Forgotten

When a satellite is designed these days it's also important to think about what happens at the end of its lifetime, for more LEO satellites they'll happily decay and fall into the atmosphere on their own. But there are many cases where this can't happen, either because the spacecraft doesn't have the fuel, or because the satellite is dangerous. For these, there's a retirement home in the graveyard orbit.

Видео Graveyard Orbits Where Old Satellites Are Forgotten канала Scott Manley