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		fixprix on Nov 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Super Heavy splashes down in the gulf, canc... They don't need to relight to reach orbit, they just performed SECO a bit early. For reference at 190 km up which Starship reached, it needs to go 28,000 km/h to stay in orbit. Today it was flying at 26,000 km/h.

hnaccount_rng on Nov 20, 2024 [–]

But then they’d need to relight in order to break orbit. So technically correct ;)

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