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Reusable rocket ZQ-3 eraches orbit.... but fails the landing.
Pretty close to the target...
Pretty close to the target...
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Yeah, almost reminds me of New Glenn
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A nice, yet unusual rocket
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Oops...
When satellite operators do not share ephemeris for their satellites, dangerously close approaches can occur in space. A few days ago, 9 satellites were deployed from a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwestern China. As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude. Most of the risk of operating in space comes from the lack of coordination between satellite operators - this needs to change.
When satellite operators do not share ephemeris for their satellites, dangerously close approaches can occur in space. A few days ago, 9 satellites were deployed from a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwestern China. As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude. Most of the risk of operating in space comes from the lack of coordination between satellite operators - this needs to change.
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This is interesting, from another Nicolls post:
docs.space-safety.starlink.com
Space Traffic Coordination APIs | Starlink Space Safety
Collision Avoidance Screening
docs.space-safety.starlink.com
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Next landing attempt:
goes up
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goes up
fail landing
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New achievement unlocked: "fire at both ends"
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"Let's blur the image so nobody steals our technology" 
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Meanwhile
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