What mass for my space station to have enough gravity to attract satellites?
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Think about a big space station or whatever giant space building.
What will be its mass to attract (with gravity):
- Small asteroids (1-10 kg / 2-20 lbs)
- Spaceman (100 kg / 220 lbs)
- Satellites (1000-10 000 kg / 2.200-22.000 lbs)
- Ships or more (100 000+ kg / 220.000+ lbs)
Example : the ISS is about 400 000 kg (881.000 lbs). Does it attract things?
EDIT : To simplify, consider this building alone in outer space, with no external influence (other planets, solar winds, whatever).
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