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(cnn) -- The SpaceX Dragon capsule remains on course for the International Space Station despite losing one of nine booster engines, but a satellite launched on the same rocket didn't reach its intended orbit, its operator said Monday.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
haha..its falling apart!!
Originally posted by thePharaoh
its funny because i dont like privatising space.
and what with this sattelite left in lower orbit?...whos responsible for all this junk?
ORBCOMM Launches Prototype OG2 Satellite
ORBCOMM and Sierra Nevada Corporation engineers have been in contact with the satellite and are working to determine if and the extent to which the orbit can be raised to an operational orbit using the satellite's on-board propulsion system.