Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-02 16:52:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B7D372438F390909502502C86AD3B97652B09E2C9DCC19530E64E002C5087440
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Original Note:
Starship did NOT reach orbit on IFT-3. Visuals show S28 hitting the atmosphere at T+46 minutes. Jonathan McDowell calculated the final orbital parameters to be -55 km x 234 km, indicating a non-orbit, as the perigee MUST be positive to even qualify as a theoretical orbit. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1768271078999167379 https://x.com/planet4589/status/1768497240656531666 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_spaceflight
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