Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

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Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

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From SpaceNews.com:
"WASHINGTON — An orbital transfer vehicle that was part of a SpaceX rideshare mission malfunctioned shortly after deployment, putting into jeopardy a technology demonstration spacecraft for a satellite servicing startup."

https://spacenews.com/second-orbiter-tr ... functions/

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Re: Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

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power-negative state? 🤨
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Re: Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

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Graeme1858 wrote: Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:10 pm power-negative state? 🤨
I read that a “Not powered up.”

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