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Old 20th Aug 2023, 06:58
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Seems, from multiple Russian sources, the pre-landing burn was at 1.5 times the planned impulse.

Those calculating the effect suggest it put the orbit sub-surface…

​​​​​​​If it started at 91 x 113 km and was heading for 18 x 100, a 50% overburn would put it at -15 x 100 km (oops).
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