2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM2016-028A/41471 in 189 x 35957 km x 23.70°2016-028B/41472 in 187 x 35908 km x 23.73°
Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 2m2 minutes agoSpaceX’s Benjamin Reed: Falcon 9 booster on JCSAT 14 mission in early May had max speed of Mach 5, nailed landing within 2 meters of center.
Landed with 3 seconds of fuel remaining!
Screen grabs from the hosted webcast.Our presenters. I thought the addition of "Earth" for the location of Hawthorne was amusing.JCSat 14 entered atmosphere at 6300 km/h (1750 m/s). Five times aerodynamic heating of CRS-8. Landing burn at 850 m altitude. Touchdown at 4 km/h (1.1 m/s) 2 m from bulls eye. Three seconds of propellant remaining. The TVC actuator was off in yesterdays attempt.
The Falcon 9 second stage from the JCSAT-14 launch reentered on Sep 16 after a year in geotransfer orbit
Do you know if SpaceX were able to influence its trajectory during that year, or was it free-floating after separation?
Just freely falling in orbit around the Earth.