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   Snidely to All   
   Re: SpaceX has a rare 2nd stage not-nomi   
   27 Jul 24 11:41:33   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Snidely used thar keyboard to writen:   
   > Thursday, the twice postponed Starlink Group 9-3 launch went up from   
   > Vandenberg at the beginning of the window (no jellyfish for SoCal on this   
   > one), and the booster (B1063 on its 19th flight) worked and was recovered.   
   >   
   > But the second stage could be seen in the downlink to be shedding more ice   
   > than usual from the insulated "bag" above the nozzle, and fell way short of   
   > 200 km  (152 km than down to 139 km after "stage 2 in terminal guidance" was   
   > announced).  SpaceX terminated the feed after "MVac shutdown" was called out,   
   > about 38 min into the youtube relay by Spaceflight Now.   
   >   
   > SpaceX's web site says "the second stage engine did not complete its second   
   > burn .... satellites were deployed into a lower than intended orbit.  SpaceX   
   > has made contact with five of the satellites so far and is attmpting to have   
   > them raise orbit using their ion thrusters."   
   >   
   > /dps   
      
   Broken sense line.  Return to flight successful on July 27, lift off at   
   1:45 EDT (Florida local time) from KSC, satellite deployment normal.   
      
   Two more Starlink launches this weekend, using the other two F9 launch   
   sites:  CCSFS and Vandenberg.   
      
   /dps   
      
      
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