From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Snidely explained :   
   > 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.   
      
   A link to Eric Berger's article:   
      
      
   /dps   
      
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