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Comment by mhandley

8 years ago

If you're not limited by propellant, it seems like this would be really useful for satellites that need to change orbit frequently. Performing a plane change, for example, normally requires a prohibitive amount of propellant, but if that is essentially free, you can change orbit at will, albeit somewhat slowly.

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