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Philae healthier: Proud ESA shows off first comet surface pic

Robert Helpmann??
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Re: geo sync ?

Its rotational period is 12.4 hours. Distance to achieve synchronous orbit would also depend on the mass of the two objects (comet and satellite), only one of which is known. This exhausts my knowledge on the subject which was achieved by a quick pair of internet searches.

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