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If you look at the readings on the screen and do some basic physics instead of relying on the press releases of a biased party, you will realize that they were
by pclmulqdq 2y ago
If you look at the readings on the screen and do some basic physics instead of relying on the press releases of a biased party, you will realize that they were short of orbital velocity. At that altitude, orbital velocity is 27000 km/h, and IFT3 got to 21000-22000 km/h.
As we're speaking, IFT4 has reached orbit.
- sbuttgereit 2y ago> IFT3 got to 21000-22000 km/h This is incorrect. It got to approximately the same velocity as this launch. > If you look at the readings on the screen Uhh.... OK.... https://youtu.be/W1WfCVZFZPo?si=XrVOUvsjxAHsvrLU&t=576 https://youtu.be/W1WfCVZFZPo?si=XrVOUvsjxAHsvrLU&t=576 > instead of relying on the press releases of a biased party Elon Musk... ok, he's a biased party. But I also quoted CBC News. Are you suggesting that they're biased or simply not terribly thorough?
- pclmulqdq 2y agoCNBC parrots what SpaceX's press release says, and they have no other sources (see what they do with other corporations). And yes, they got closer than I thought, but still short for 170 km. 150 km has a higher orbital velocity. Edit: 28000 km/h at 150 km.