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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Since this was bumped, worth pointing out that the hurry up phase is almost done. Should be in the L2 location in about a day from now. Then we wait for this thing to calibrate and cool down.
Still cruising at a fair clip. Are there thrusters to slow it down, or is there some kind of force a the L2 location that stops it?
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It’s speed is given relative to earths. It orbits at the angular rate as the earth so its linear velocity is higher than the earth