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I'm turbulent and disturbed, rockets fear me! It's just my nature.

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@torybruno Something like this someday?

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#MRW when I returned to Twitter today. #Spaceforce #? #canthashtagaquestionmark

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@NASASpaceflight Hopefully the orbits are good or at least recoverable.

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But let's take it easy until orbits are confirmed.

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Holy crap! https://t.co/mMlmwX2qSg

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Arianespace confirms the SES 14 and Al Yah 3 communications satellites are in contact with their ground teams after their release into orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. The exact parameters of their orbits have not been confirmed. https://t.co/k3yOZorE7F

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@WaywardBoat, oh you! @RocketLab #StillTesting

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@TomMcCuin @SpaceX @ClearanceJobs One might argue that there is a big difference between an orbital rocket and a sub orbital rocket. The devil is in accelerating the payload to an orbital velocity.

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@torybruno Aw, thanks!

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@SpaceflightIns I wonder if we will find out the designated area before it re-enters or after

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@Falcon_1e @torybruno Literally just woke up

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@torybruno Oh, you said CALM, not CLAM. my bad

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@torybruno

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@eanon77 Launch appeared to be nominal, images from Sudan showed the S2 deorbit burn. Shortly after, news stories started coming out that the payload failed to separate and deorbit. SpaceX says their mission was nominal, Northrop Grumman won't say anything due to the classified mission

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@caa1000 https://t.co/pVNaGhts9n from 2:28 shows MECO, stage sep and S2 startup. Video shows burn until 7:15

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@JRTIDroneShip @andrewkimmel @SpaceX @northropgrumman Yes, but customers generally pay to have their payloads delivered to the intended orbit. So if everything from SpaceX's standpoint was nominal, there is nothing to worry about.

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@caa1000 Are you saying that the second stage didn't ignite, because that isn't true. Also, Echostar/SES was going to Geosynchronous Transfer orbit, #Zuma was going to Low earth Orbit so comparing the velocities and altitudes is not a fair comparison

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@tunejunkE @gal_deplorable A secret payload that has been manifested to fly since September, very possible it was a scheduled event to happen within a set window. So...normal for space launches

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@TruckerWifeLife @ChrisG_NSF @planet4589 If it was a SpaceX adapter, the entire Falcon 9 fleet would be grounded until they figure out what happened. Since it is apparently a Northrop Grumman adapter, that would clear Falcon 9 to continue flying.

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@Zxcote @planet4589 Which adds to the intrigue

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@andrewkimmel @SpaceX @northropgrumman We'll see if the Falcon 9 gets grounded or not. That will give us a an idea of where the issue might have come up. Only amateur spotters will be able to confirm if it is up there or not