In this case, the rocket completely disintegrated above Earth’s atmosphere, according to Frontera Especial. It did not reach the ground like meteorites.
, FALCON 9 DE SPACEX CAE SOBRE MÉXICO ????????
Esta noche se ha visto un “#Meteorito” cayendo sobre el norte de México.
, En realidad era la segunda etapa de un Falcon 9 de SpaceX lanzado en marzo del 2017 con la misión EchoStar23.
Se ha desintegrado en la atmósfera completamente. pic.twitter.com/5ERaFTMBJ2
— Frontera Espacial (@FronteraSpacial) February 6, 2022
According to the tweet, tonight a ‘meteorite’ has been seen falling over North Mexico. It was actually the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launched with the EchoStar 23 mission in March 2017. It is completely decomposed in the atmosphere.
Neither SpaceX nor its founder Elon Musk has commented on the second-stage disintegration of the Falcon-9. This may be because it is normal for rocket stages to fall from Earth’s atmosphere and burn up completely before reaching the surface. The Aerospace Corporation has confirmed the re-entry of the Falcon 9 into Earth’s atmosphere on its website.
The EchoStar 23 satellite was launched about 22,300 miles above Earth. The satellite was launched into a geostationary transfer orbit around the Earth. Initially, the target was to reach it above the equator at 45 degree west longitude. Its purpose was to provide broadcasting, Internet and other communication services to Brazil.
Talk about Elon Musk’s commercial space company SpaceX, so it has planned to launch 52 missions this year. If SpaceX is successful in this, it will complete the most launches in a year. SpaceX is also in the role of partner for the US space agency NASA, especially for NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program.
It has the responsibility of transporting astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX is also developing the Next Generation Rocket System to land astronauts on the Moon under NASA’s Artemis program. This rocket has been named Starship.
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