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[Sanchez]

Good news! They've been less than open about details so far. Hoping it's the start of something great.

Full payload list for Transporter-12 mission, it's pretty extensive. Plan-S is also sending 4 cube sats as part of their swarm:

SpaceX F9 : Transporter-12 Rideshare : VSFB SLC-4E : 14 January 2025 (18:49 UTC)

SpaceX F9 : Transporter-12 Rideshare : VSFB SLC-4E : 14 January 2025 (18:49 UTC)

forum.nasaspaceflight.com

This is already the 7th SpaceX launch of the year, averaging one every 2 days.

 

[hugh]

One of these are from Fergani

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1879218268101300362

 

[hugh]

Live Broadcast

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[Sanchez]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1879340733657985113

 

[Altay_TR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1879340733657985113

It should also be noted that Fergani has recruited Doç. Dr. Arif Karabeyoğlu , who left DeltaV. As it is known, DeltaV was developing hybrid fuel rocket engines under the leadership of Mr. Arif.

 

[Saithan]

Effects of Drag on Orbital Motion​

• Satellites in low orbits (<600 km) may be slightly affected by viscous drag, or air resistance
• The effects of drag on the motion of the satellite are usually very small, but over time, it can have a significant effect on the height and speed of the satellite's orbit

Viscous drag can affect the height and speed of a low-orbit satellite as a result of energy dissipation

• The density of the air in the very upper layers of the atmosphere is very low, but not zero
• As a result, satellites travelling through these thin layers of air will experience a small dissipation of kinetic energy into thermal energy
  • This heating is due to the friction between the air particles and the surface of the satellite

As a low-orbit satellite loses energy, it spirals towards the Earth as its orbital radius decreases

• As some of the kinetic energy is dissipated into the surroundings, the satellite's total energy is reduced
  • When a satellite loses energy, its orbital radius decreases
  • However, as the satellite's orbit becomes lower, some of its potential energy is transferred to kinetic energy
• Overall, its speed increases and the effects of air resistance become even greater in its lower orbit resulting in greater dissipation of kinetic energy into thermal energy
• If the overall decrease in potential energy is larger than the overall increase in kinetic energy, the total energy will decrease

So these satellites will have a life expectancy of some 5 years or so.

https://ferganispace.com/en/services/satellite-constellations/