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aliasEli | 4 years ago

One problem I see with this approach is that the two endpoints will have different heights, and therefor different orbital periods[0]. This will put a lot of strain on the cable between them. This puts a limit on the length of the elevator.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_orbit#Tangential_ve...

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