Here are some spectacular images of the Falcon 9 fuel dump that came across my twitter feed via Daniel Fischer. Some image show very distinct spiral structures. Could it be that SpaceX intentionally puts the upper stage in a tumble or a longitudinal spin after the de-orbit burn? https://twitter.com/itssswinston/status/1488317376147902466 https://twitter.com/opedaily/status/1488317317515784192 https://twitter.com/spacedliv/status/1488315603173658626 https://twitter.com/MikeCollierWX/status/1488317901019000833 https://twitter.com/willycardin/status/1488316020083339268 https://twitter.com/BraxBanksOKWX/status/1488320417660030979 This Southbound sun-synchronous launch trajectory from CCAFS could regularly lead to similar sightings in the future, as the first revolution passes directly over North America. Launches using this trajectory with North America in twilight could provide opportunities to observe this more often. Regards, Cees _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Tue Feb 01 2022 - 03:19:35 UTC
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