NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

@llamacoffee · 1 month ago

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

@llamacoffee · 1 month ago

I’m pretty sure it’s because increased solar activity causes Earth’s atmosphere to expand and reach further into space, causing more drag higher up. I think we saw some newly-starlink satellites have to deal with this some time ago!

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations – Spaceflight Now