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mikejz
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I was woundering: i was thinking about HGS 1--a Com sat that had the 4th stage fail. Hughes used a lunar gravity assists to bring it to GEO with only that Sats onboard propellent. <br /><br />I was wondering, did this represent a way to get GEO satellites to there intented orbit with less Delta-V in normal (non stage failure) launches. If it does, is there any reason that this method is not being used for other com sats?