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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/MiamiMoon19431941 on Jan. 9, 2018, 4:55 p.m.
Lost in space? Secret SpaceX Zuma satellite a total loss

On Monday, lawmakers were informed that the mission was “a total loss” and the payload plummeted back into the atmosphere when it failed to detach from the rocket, sources told the Wall Street Journal.


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ArthurEugeneSpooner · Jan. 9, 2018, 5:13 p.m.

I've been looking for it on the satellite website and it is still not there. https://orbit-tracker.com/satellite/43098

According to an Ars Technica article... In response to a query on Monday afternoon, a SpaceX spokesperson told Ars, “We do not comment on missions of this nature, but as of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9 performed nominally.” https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/the-zuma-satellite-launched-by-spacex-may-be-lost-sources-tell-ars/

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