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Chinese rocket, not Falcon 9, linked to upper stage on lunar impact trajectory

Chinese rocket, not Falcon 9, linked to upper stage on lunar impact trajectory

Published by SpaceNews on 02/13/2022

In a case of celestial mistaken identity, a spent upper stage that will crash on the far side of the moon in March is now linked to a Chinese launch in 2014, not a SpaceX launch of an Earth and space science satellite in 2015, illustrating the difficulties in tracking objects beyond Earth orbit.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
2 years ago

? Must be a better way of ID these objects in the future .?