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Old December 5th 18, 12:18 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Rocket Man
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Default SpaceX launch today was third use of a first stage

Many people think these satellites wil de-orbit in a couple of months, but
that's far from the truth. Most of them have been dropped in an orbit about
400km up and will take many decades to de-orbit. All the while, these dead
satellites pose an enormous risk for low-flying constellations of the
upcoming internet satelllites (OneWeb, SpaceX etc.).

"Scott Kozel" wrote in message
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Buckshot satellites.

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 7:15:21 AM UTC-5, Rocket Man wrote:
You mean an onerous number of small satellites.

"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
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Today's SpaceX launch from Vandenberg AFB was the third launch and
landing of this particular stage. This is the first time that a stage
has been used more than twice.

The payload was numerous small satellites (I believe 64 total).