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muriel_volestrangler

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14. That was incorrect - it was never going to get into a full orbit

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #11)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 04:01 AM

10 hrs ago

It was going to go high and fast (but not fast enough for orbit), release some "dummy satellites" to test the release procedure, and then attempt to come down, controlled, in the Indian Ocean.

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