Wellp, that didn’t go as planned
(When you buy ground support equipment from the
corrupt suppliers of Chinese building materials)
Detailed review
See also: earlier last week
(the orange cloud is a form of nitric acid, a hypergolic propellant)
• SUN night Mitsubishi H3, Land Observation Japan
• TUE night Falcon9, Starlink FL
• WED night Firefly Alpha, cubesats CA
Upcoming:
• SAT 11:33 pm Falcon9, Starlink CA
It appears the range officer had taken the day off.
I think I now know the Chinese for “Oh, shit!”
As to the unplanned launch, somebody will probably get chastised for that.
They’ll make ‘im hold the match to the fuse for the next launch
Dollar Store rocketry?