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To: Orbiter

Maybe the customer’s satellite weighs so much they couldn’t carry enough fuel to land the first stage


5 posted on 12/20/2017 1:52:52 PM PST by Helotes
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To: Helotes

Could also be weather related. If the barge has to park somewhere choppy then there is not much point in risking it.

It is a big batch of 10 satellites too. Going out of Vandenberg means it is probably a polar launch. If I cared I would check for low pressure systems down south of there.


6 posted on 12/20/2017 2:30:53 PM PST by TalonDJ
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