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Penumbra Station
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If your design needs a perfectly circular orbit, then maybe a snailshell configuration might be best. This consists of numerous objects sharing a single orbit, (basically an 'orbital band' in OA terminology) surrounded by several similar bands in larger and gradually tilting orbits. Here's an illustration of one by Anders Sandberg;

Early in the construction process, only a few bands are filled
[Image: d_early.gif]

later in the process the bands form an almost complete shell
[Image: d_late.gif]

I used the 'snailshell' configuration for the Black Acropolis in OA, incidentally.
Unfortunately the snailshell suffers quite a bit from self-shadowing, and the mass distribution looks a bit asymmetric- which might make maintaining a perfect alignment a bit tricky.
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Penumbra Station - by AlanSE - 05-25-2016, 12:43 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by stevebowers - 05-26-2016, 07:11 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by selden - 05-26-2016, 07:20 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by stevebowers - 05-26-2016, 04:59 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by selden - 05-26-2016, 07:59 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by AlanSE - 05-27-2016, 01:22 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by stevebowers - 05-28-2016, 01:51 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by stevebowers - 05-28-2016, 02:07 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by Drashner1 - 05-29-2016, 10:19 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by AlanSE - 05-31-2016, 12:06 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by stevebowers - 06-01-2016, 09:10 AM
RE: Penumbra Station - by iancampbell - 06-01-2016, 08:25 PM
RE: Penumbra Station - by AlanSE - 09-26-2016, 10:24 AM

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