At 224 kilometres above Earth, ESA’s GOCE could have as little as two days to recover from a propulsion interruption: very low Earth orbit sharpens satellite images, but the atmosphere never stops pulling the spacecraft down

The thinner the air, the sharper the view—but also the narrower the margin for error when gravity won't let go. The post At 224 kilometres above Earth, ESA’s GOCE could have as little as two days to recover from a propulsion interruption: v…

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1. SpaceDaily 10 Aug
   At 224 kilometres above Earth, ESA’s GOCE could have as little as two days to recover from a propulsion interruption: very low Earth orbit sharpens satellite images, but the atmosphere never stops pulling the spacecraft down ↗