Final Resting Place of Satellite

There are thousands of satellites that surround the Earth. But these satellites will not last forever either. Limited fuel and harsh space environments are a problem for the satellites.

When the satellite can no longer operate, there needs to be special handling to ensure that the satellite does not damage other satellites.

For satellites orbiting near Earth will maneuver even closer to Earth. The goal, when the satellite ends its mission (usually within 25 years), it will reenter the atmosphere and burn there.

However, it is difficult to apply the same to remote satellites. The amount of fuel needed for the satellite to reenter the Earth's atmosphere is too great. As a result, it is difficult to be able to place such satellites in space. Therefore, at the end of his life, remote satellites will be placed in "disposal" orbit.

The orbit of an exhaust is very far from the normal orbit of the satellite. The goal is that satellites that are still operating will not collide with a satellite that has been full of duty.

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This is what happened this month when the Meteosat-7 satellite that has been in service for nearly 20 years completed its operation. The Meteosat-7 satellite orbiting the Earth from an altitude of 817 km maneuvered and made it to its final resting place, in the Orbit of Exile.

Meteosat-7 is part of a group of weather satellites continuously covering Earth. The goal is to obtain weather forecasts and warning alerts. No monsters or snowstorms are not detected by these satellites. They are the ones who are participating in saving thousands of people!

Interesting fact: The number of satellites in the orbit of exile has reached hundreds. Every year there are always new satellites being launched. There will come a time when the exhaust area is also overcrowded. Need a permanent solution to this issue. One of the ideas that emerged was to move or even collect old satellites to be used.

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