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Old March 20th 06, 12:06 AM posted to sci.space.station
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Default Sat launches

Thanks for the replies

they don't hold water though, heres why

1) ISS to be moved via electromagnetic tether (google it)

2) Different orbits, schmorbits - what dictates energetics of mission
parameters?
If sats are assembled on orbit then you don't need to worry about this so
much

3) Geosynchronous IS a different matter, hence I posited that it may be a
good enough reason to have Geosynchronous habitats

4) ISS is resupplied via Russian cargo rockets...
So not scared of misses, hmmmm?

also payloads could be sent to rendezvous with tether, then to on-orbit
assembly

5) ISS is stupidly expensive, not all habitats/factories have to be so.

such a system of orbital habitats/factories/sat service stations can easily
pay for itself