Engineers Prove 'Levitated' Satellite Orbit Possible

摘要

When A geostationary satellite is launched into space, it follows a natural path above the equator called a geostationary orbit. But in 1984 a renowned physicist by the name of Robert L. Forward suggested that satellites could be made to follow "levitated," or, more accurately, displaced orbits above and below a geostationary orbit, making room for additional satellites in space.