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What is the final conclusion about 'object M'? What happened?
I've looked at Is Iridium launch object M a test satellite? and I don't understand what seems to have happened.
The Iridium launch produced 11 orbiting objects when only 10 Iridium satellites were ...
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What caused this shadow on Falcon 9 stage 2 w/Jason-3 before circularization burn?
While the image appears bright, the light is just reflected sunlight (from the earth, per the webcast). The circularization burn doesn't start until about T+ 00:55:16 per the SpaceX webcast. But at ...
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Are these objects other satellites in the SpaceX webcast of Jason-3 deployment?
I realize there is a whole lot of stuff in low earth orbit, but didn't imagine that it would be so visible. Here are the two brighter objects that passed by during the deployment of Jason-3 by SpaceX. ...
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DId the Falcon 2nd stage turn around [UPDATED] and point "backwards" before the Orbcomm-2 deployement started?
It looks to me like the camera used for the deployment part of the Webcast shown on YouTube is located near the "bottom" of the payload area (closer to the engine & tanks) - in which case, did ...
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What was the distant bright light in the SpaceX webcast of Orbcomm OG2 deployment?
As I was watching the SpaceX launch today on YouTube, I have noticed a bright distant light as the satellites were being deployed. What was that light?
Also, after each deployment there was something ...
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