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you mean the seconds before this?: https://youtu.be/vFTg3-40Mfg?t=745 https://youtu.be/vFTg3-40Mfg?t=745 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-rele

you mean the seconds before this?: https://youtu.be/vFTg3-40Mfg?t=745 https://youtu.be/vFTg3-40Mfg?t=745 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-releases-60-flatpack-satellites-as-part-of-global-internet-program/vi-AABQoq2 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-releases-60... or for this launch?

_Microft 7y ago
Putting Starlink launches on different screens and letting them run synchronized from the time that the video cuts off: the confirmation of tension rod release and payload separation and the video coming back happens almost at the same time. Today: https://youtu.be/8xeX62mLcf8?t=1489 https://youtu.be/8xeX62mLcf8?t=1489 January, 29th: https://youtu.be/1KmBDCiL7MU?t=4414 https://youtu.be/1KmBDCiL7MU?t=4414 January, 6th: https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4390 https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4390 November, 11th: https://youtu.be/pIDuv0Ta0XQ?t=4549 https://youtu.be/pIDuv0Ta0XQ?t=4549 May, 25th: https://youtu.be/riBaVeDTEWI?t=4579 https://youtu.be/riBaVeDTEWI?t=4579
- anotheryou 7y ago
  very interesting. I don't believe the rotation to be the cause though, the angle towards the ground doesn't change much. I thought maybe it's the shock from the release, but I think the release happens quite a bit after the video cuts off (judging from how close the satellites still are when it comes back)
- shantara 7y ago
  From my understanding, the second stage starts spinning just before the release of Starlink satellites to give the stack the momentum necessary for the clean separation. This could explain the loss of camera feed. Internal SpaceX telemetry is likely being transmitted over a separate channel and remains uninterruptible.
  - _Microft 7y ago
    Yes, they spin it to disperse the satellites. The loss of video depending on the rotation is a good idea and indeed it looks like the video is failing frequently before the separation event as well. See https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4286 https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4286

_Microft 7y ago

Putting Starlink launches on different screens and letting them run synchronized from the time that the video cuts off: the confirmation of tension rod release and payload separation and the video coming back happens almost at the same time. Today: https://youtu.be/8xeX62mLcf8?t=1489 https://youtu.be/8xeX62mLcf8?t=1489 January, 29th: https://youtu.be/1KmBDCiL7MU?t=4414 https://youtu.be/1KmBDCiL7MU?t=4414 January, 6th: https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4390 https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4390 November, 11th: https://youtu.be/pIDuv0Ta0XQ?t=4549 https://youtu.be/pIDuv0Ta0XQ?t=4549 May, 25th: https://youtu.be/riBaVeDTEWI?t=4579 https://youtu.be/riBaVeDTEWI?t=4579

anotheryou 7y ago
very interesting. I don't believe the rotation to be the cause though, the angle towards the ground doesn't change much. I thought maybe it's the shock from the release, but I think the release happens quite a bit after the video cuts off (judging from how close the satellites still are when it comes back)
shantara 7y ago
From my understanding, the second stage starts spinning just before the release of Starlink satellites to give the stack the momentum necessary for the clean separation. This could explain the loss of camera feed. Internal SpaceX telemetry is likely being transmitted over a separate channel and remains uninterruptible.
- _Microft 7y ago
  Yes, they spin it to disperse the satellites. The loss of video depending on the rotation is a good idea and indeed it looks like the video is failing frequently before the separation event as well. See https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4286 https://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4?t=4286