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The faring failed to separate trapping the satellite which also may have caused a lower orbit due to extra weight from the faring. With the headline "rocket fa
by TheAdamist 9y ago
The faring failed to separate trapping the satellite which also may have caused a lower orbit due to extra weight from the faring.
With the headline "rocket fails" i was expecting an exploding rocket.
- jccooper 9y agoPayload shroud and other separation failures are actually one of the most common failure modes in orbital launch once past the early space age. It's easy to have problems with systems that you don't or cannot test before deployment.