An article I read said we haven’t solved the three body problem and can’t predict the motion of 3 orbiting things in motion (2002 VE “Venus moon”) but we’ve been able to get the telescope to orbit just fine with itself the earth and the sun.. what’s the difference?
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> can’t predict the motion of 3 orbiting things
What this means is we can’t say exactly how it will be several orbits ahead, but we can make step by step simulations that are accurate enough to get the orbit almost perfect. The spacecraft will then use its small maneuvering engines to correct its position if it starts to drift.
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