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minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoYou wouldn’t want to do it with a satellite and I’ve only ever heard of it being called a slingshot (which usually refers to the device pictured in the meme, likely increasing clarity) or a gravity assist. The motion does seem to be more accurate though.
minus-squared00ery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoGood point! A satellite is more likely to orbit a planet monitoring things I guess? It’s been a while since I’ve played Kerbal Space Program.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoSatellites are objects orbiting a planet or some other smaller object. One could argue that it is a satellite on the way though too. I find the idea of an object like the moon doing a gravity assist around Jupiter to get to us very amusing.
You wouldn’t want to do it with a satellite and I’ve only ever heard of it being called a slingshot (which usually refers to the device pictured in the meme, likely increasing clarity) or a gravity assist.
The motion does seem to be more accurate though.
Good point! A satellite is more likely to orbit a planet monitoring things I guess? It’s been a while since I’ve played Kerbal Space Program.
Satellites are objects orbiting a planet or some other smaller object. One could argue that it is a satellite on the way though too.
I find the idea of an object like the moon doing a gravity assist around Jupiter to get to us very amusing.