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F9 deorbit videos (links)
Hello All,
I just came across these videos (see: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-sp...er-iran-kuwait/ ) of a SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage—after sending a Dragon cargo spaceship on its way to the International Space Station in February—conducting its deorbit burn to keep it from remaining in orbit as space junk, as seen from various locations on Earth. Last September, the second stage of another Falcon 9, which boosted the JCSAT-16 communications satellite into a GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) re-entered over the Pacific Ocean and rained debris on two small Indonesian islands (see: http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-...over-indonesia/ ), fortunately without causing any injuries or major property damage.
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