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Reboost

A reboost is the process of boosting the altitude of an artificial satellite in Low Earth Orbit in order to delay its atmospheric re-entry due to orbital decay.

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A reboost is the process of boosting the altitude of an artificial satellite in Low Earth Orbit in order to delay its atmospheric re-entry due to orbital decay.

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