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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by sbuttgereit on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:29AM (#40597191)
> IFT3 got to 21000-22000 km/h

This is incorrect. It got to approximately the same velocity as this launch.

> If you look at the readings on the screen

Uhh.... OK.... https://youtu.be/W1WfCVZFZPo?si=XrVOUvsjxAHsvrLU&t=576

> instead of relying on the press releases of a biased party

Elon Musk... ok, he's a biased party. But I also quoted CBC News. Are you suggesting that they're biased or simply not terribly thorough?

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Re:Starship's Fourth Flight Test: Window Opens 07:00 AM Cent... by pclmulqdq on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:34AM (#40597240)
CNBC parrots what SpaceX's press release says, and they have no other sources (see what they do with other corporations). And yes, they got closer than I thought, but still short for 170 km. 150 km has a higher orbital velocity.

Edit: 28000 km/h at 150 km.

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