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12 minutes ago, Dundral mk2 said:

Whats with the "ice" buildup on the 2nd stage st T+ 44:50?? Havnt seen that before. And yes I know its not h2o ice.

It's O2 Ice. The second stage has to bleed off oxygen gas as it boils off. Because it is only slightly warmer than boiling point inside the pressurised tank, when released into a vacuum a portion of it freezes. We have seen it before, but it's not usually very obvious.

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7 minutes ago, HebaruSan said:

TESS isn't going heliocentric.

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No... but the Falcon 9 upper stage IS going to be put into a heliocentric orbit.

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