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Edit: Units... I'd be the one going in mph through the surface of mars. ~The booster was going 12km/sec at MECO, which is more than escape velocity. What they
by wiredfool 4y ago
Edit: Units... I'd be the one going in mph through the surface of mars.
~The booster was going 12km/sec at MECO, which is more than escape velocity. What they're doing with the second boost, they're not telling anyone.~
- xcskier56 4y agoThe booster was doing 14,000km/h at MECO which is about 3.8km/s. Orbital velocity is 7-7.5km/s depending on altitude and escape velocity is even higher, so no, it was not at escape velocity or anywhere near it.
- cecilpl2 4y agoNo, it was going 14,240km/hr according to the video, which is about 4km/sec. Not near escape velocity.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoIsn't orbit tracking trivial? Also, orbital velocity depends on altitude, so perhaps they are just going to a higher orbit.
- wumpus 4y ago> What they're doing with the second boost, they're not telling anyone. This is a direct-to-GEO launch, and some of the payloads are public.