The delay was only 4 seconds. This time. But with 30,000 trackable objects in orbit and more every day, this is going to become commonplace and the delays are going to be worse.
“30000 trackable objects in orbit” is nothing. Somebody doesn’t quite understand the scale.
AllBlue22@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I understand the sentiment but a 4 second delay is hardly a story.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
A 4 second delay can mean losing a launch window.
smallaubergine@kbin.social 1 year ago
4 seconds? Usually launch windows are in hours and days right? Unless you have barely any fuel margin and you're trying to hit a very very specific orbit I can't imagine 4 seconds being a huge issue. But I'm no orbital dynamicist
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 year ago
Maybe if you're trying to hit a Honda Civic from a couple million miles away using an unpowered ballistic trajectory.
NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s four seconds this time. With more and more debris building up over time, this problem is only going to get worse.