# The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread

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**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2020-11-16T12:18:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703/1652 "2024-10-22T22:44:45Z")

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> [@squeegee](#):
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> What sort of station keeping does a geo satellite need?

Without correction, geo satellites will drift to one of two longitudes (75 and 255).

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