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← TechnologyWhich outcome occurs when a satellite's reaction wheels saturate near rotational limits?
A)Thrusters fire for momentum dumping✓
B)Radio frequency degrades predictably
C)Onboard batteries enter thermal runaway
D)Communication bandwidth increases drastically
💡 Explanation
Saturated reaction wheels demand correction to prevent loss of attitude control via momentum dumping; this uses thrusters because momentum must bleed into the external environment, therefore thrusters are triggered rather than other electrical or communication systems failing immediately.
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