From Mark Drinkwater's LinkedIn comments, I found this point quite telling:
"The 12 yrs propellant includes a strict requirement for EOL deorbiting, whilst this potential lifespan is foreshortened by all additional orbit manouvers which have been required to avoid space debris throughout its operations."
Space Junk strikes again! Landsat 5 didn't have to dodge the quantity of space junk we have now.
From Mark Drinkwater's LinkedIn comments, I found this point quite telling:
"The 12 yrs propellant includes a strict requirement for EOL deorbiting, whilst this potential lifespan is foreshortened by all additional orbit manouvers which have been required to avoid space debris throughout its operations."
Space Junk strikes again! Landsat 5 didn't have to dodge the quantity of space junk we have now.