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For comparison: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-arctic-weather-satellite/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-arctic...
by sandworm101 5y ago
For comparison:
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-arctic-weather-satellite/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-arctic...
"The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Site 31 launch pad at Baikonur at 1:55:01 a.m. EST (0655:01 GMT; 11:55:01 a.m. local time) and quickly disappeared into a shroud of fog hanging over the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan."
- seoaeu 5y agoWhat's your point? Some kinds of weather are more problematic for rocketry than others. From the original article... > "Of particular concern are cumulus clouds and anvil clouds, which are highly charged. There is also a criterion known as the electric field mill rule that places a limit on the strength of the electric field in the atmosphere."
- perl4ever 5y ago"Soyuz Rocket Struck by Lightning During Launch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jQVsI7erv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jQVsI7erv8