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Is there a higher quality video where we could estimate its velocity? It seems very slow. Edit: There is more video here. https://spacenews.com/china-launches

• throwbadubadu 3y ago
  Max terminal velocity of a skydiver is only 200 km/h.. if this booster is empty this is even maybe slower. Plus real slowness there is also the optical illusion of a very large object in some distance. So just curious, how fast would you think it should be, and how fast do you think it is in the video?
  • petermcneeley 3y ago
    It makes more sense when you see the wreckage. The entire booster looks like it is made of very thin metal. It is falling on its side just before impact so it has maximum drag at that stage. I would guess it is going 100km/h or less.