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🪝 Orbital Tether Extraction: Skyhook Rendezvous (2D)

A real two-body-gravity skyhook simulation: a spinning orbital tether sweeps a bucket end down toward a suborbital capsule you launch. Time the launch to match position and velocity for capture, then release to boost the capsule into a higher orbit.

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A real two-body-gravity skyhook simulation: a spinning orbital tether sweeps a bucket end down toward a suborbital capsule you launch. Time the launch to match position and velocity for capture, then release to boost the capsule into a higher orbit.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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