There were zero Starship orbital launch attempts in 2025.
Gerry1of1 on
Whatever happened to Virgin Galactic ?
hallederikyau on
How did you come up with the orbital payload capacity figure for China? Because that number seems to be atleast 50% more than the mass China actually launched.
abhinav248829 on
How many from USA without starlink..? That’s the information i am looking for
Orlha on
Terra Invicta design document
counterfitster on
Just how many Falcon 9s are in service?
Decronym on
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|——-|———|—|
|ETOV|Earth To Orbit Vehicle (common parlance: “rocket”)|
|[GTO](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|[Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit](http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/20140116-how-to-get-a-satellite-to-gto.html)|
|[LEO](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)|
| |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
|[LV](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|Launch Vehicle (common parlance: “rocket”), see ETOV|
|Jargon|Definition|
|——-|———|—|
|[Starlink](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4bdy4 “Last usage”)|SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
|[perigee](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4azwe “Last usage”)|Lowest point in an elliptical orbit around the Earth (when the orbiter is fastest)|
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There were zero Starship orbital launch attempts in 2025.
Whatever happened to Virgin Galactic ?
How did you come up with the orbital payload capacity figure for China? Because that number seems to be atleast 50% more than the mass China actually launched.
How many from USA without starlink..? That’s the information i am looking for
Terra Invicta design document
Just how many Falcon 9s are in service?
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|——-|———|—|
|ETOV|Earth To Orbit Vehicle (common parlance: “rocket”)|
|[GTO](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|[Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit](http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/20140116-how-to-get-a-satellite-to-gto.html)|
|[LEO](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)|
| |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
|[LV](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4izws “Last usage”)|Launch Vehicle (common parlance: “rocket”), see ETOV|
|Jargon|Definition|
|——-|———|—|
|[Starlink](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4bdy4 “Last usage”)|SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
|[perigee](/r/Space/comments/1qajetk/stub/nz4azwe “Last usage”)|Lowest point in an elliptical orbit around the Earth (when the orbiter is fastest)|
Decronym is now also available on Lemmy! Requests for support and new installations should be directed to the Contact address below.
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Sad how much of NASAs capabilities has been outsourced.
How much CO2 was emitted just for starlink 😢