On March 1 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 deployed two communication satellites to a
supersynchronous transfer orbit. This video shows the second one, the EUTELSAT 115 West B. And it feels like a clip from 2001: A Space Odyssey. So cool.
https://vine.co/v/O07jjD9Eb5Q/embed/simple
According to EUTELSAT’s website it “will provide the Americas with new satellite capacity to reach markets serving high-growth data, video, mobility and government applications.”
Editor’s note: I have never seen a satellite deployment from this perspective and with this clarity. I remember the ones from the shuttle years, but nothing like this. My searches are coming blank. Have you seen anything like this?—JD
There’s this too:
