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The satellite deployment seemed a bit wonky at the end of the video. Like they were tangled. Hope it went ok.
by perilunar 6y ago
The satellite deployment seemed a bit wonky at the end of the video. Like they were tangled. Hope it went ok.
- _Microft 6y agoSpaceX hosts said during earlier launches that these satellites are built to be able to bump into each other after payload separation. SpaceX chose to stack the satellites on top of each other to save mass and volume that a larger payload adapter would have required. The stacked satellites are held together by 'tension rods' which are released to let them separate. In today's launch, you can actually see a rod being released [0]. Normally they lose the video feed around that time. They separate relatively easily because the second stage spins up to 'throw' them out. It didn't look worse than during other launches. https://www.starlink.com/ https://www.starlink.com/ has an image carousel with renders of the satellites and the stack if someone wants to have a closer look. [0] https://youtu.be/_j4xR7LMCGY?t=1780 https://youtu.be/_j4xR7LMCGY?t=1780