TLDR: Satellite fell off of the rocket shortly before the second stage lit. Rocket kept flying to space, leaving the satellite behind. Satellite crashed in the same impact area as the discarded first stage. Investigation still ongoing before another H3 rocket can be launched.
Also, the illustration from Japan’s space agency detailing the incident is hilariously simple and straight to the point.
shagieIsMe on
Scott Manley did a video about this last week with some other information in there if one prefers that format – https://youtu.be/E_gSdrBwrvA
JosebaZilarte on
Friendly reminder to add struts to your rockets.
UpsidedownEngineer on
I remember Clear Usui’s coverage of this incident when it happened. Sad about the incident but at least they found the root cause of it now.
Practical_Stick_2779 on
Finders keepers
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PersimmonNo7408 on
That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
internetlad on
Yareyare daze. Must have been Joseph flying the rocket.Â
DogeAteMyHomework on
Not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.
1leggeddog on
The front fell off?
This feels like a “the front fell off moment”.
Drak_is_Right on
The front fell off. Not supposed to do that.
They are a bit puzzled on exactly what exactly caused the satellite to get loose after they ejected the farings. New stage ignition then caused the damaged segments to fail and the uneven forces on the now tilted satellite caused it to fall off. O2 tank was also damaged in the events.
pit-of-despair on
I hate it when that happens.
Robinhood-01 on
Fell off ?? That’s unusual or I have heard it first time ?
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TLDR: Satellite fell off of the rocket shortly before the second stage lit. Rocket kept flying to space, leaving the satellite behind. Satellite crashed in the same impact area as the discarded first stage. Investigation still ongoing before another H3 rocket can be launched.
Also, the illustration from Japan’s space agency detailing the incident is hilariously simple and straight to the point.
Scott Manley did a video about this last week with some other information in there if one prefers that format – https://youtu.be/E_gSdrBwrvA
Friendly reminder to add struts to your rockets.
I remember Clear Usui’s coverage of this incident when it happened. Sad about the incident but at least they found the root cause of it now.
Finders keepers
Your comment is too short. Comments shorter than 25 characters get automatically removed to prevent bot spam and karma farming.
That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
Yareyare daze. Must have been Joseph flying the rocket.Â
Not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.
The front fell off?
This feels like a “the front fell off moment”.
The front fell off. Not supposed to do that.
They are a bit puzzled on exactly what exactly caused the satellite to get loose after they ejected the farings. New stage ignition then caused the damaged segments to fail and the uneven forces on the now tilted satellite caused it to fall off. O2 tank was also damaged in the events.
I hate it when that happens.
Fell off ?? That’s unusual or I have heard it first time ?