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Highly classified US spy satellite appears to be a total loss after SpaceX
launch
A highly classified U.S. government satellite appears to have been totally
lost after being taken into space by a recent launch from Elon Musk's SpaceX
, according to a new report.
Dow Jones reported Monday evening that lawmakers had been briefed about the
apparent destruction of the secretive payload — code-named Zuma — citing
industry and government officials
The payload was suspected to have burned up in the atmosphere after failing
to separate perfectly from the upper part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the
report said.
According to Dow Jones, the absence of official word on the incident means
that there could have been another chain of events.
The missing satellite may have been worth billions of dollars, industry
officials estimated to the wire service.
Northrop Grumman, which built the satellite, told Dow Jones through a
spokesman: "We cannot comment on classified missions."
A SpaceX spokesman told the news service: "We do not comment on missions of
this nature, but as of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9
performed nominally."
The Zuma spacecraft was attached to one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and
launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9
successfully landed back to base.
Landing and reusing rockets is the main aim of SpaceX scientists, who argue
that it reduces the cost of launches and allows it to perform more missions.
SpaceX did not reveal the purpose of Zuma because it is classified, but the
mission marked Elon Musk's company's first in 2018.
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A highly classified U.S. government satellite appears to have been totally
lost after being taken into space by a recent launch from Elon Musk's SpaceX
, according to a new report.
Dow Jones reported Monday evening that lawmakers had been briefed about the
apparent destruction of the secretive payload — code-named Zuma — citing
industry and government officials
The payload was suspected to have burned up in the atmosphere after failing
to separate perfectly from the upper part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the
report said.
According to Dow Jones, the absence of official word on the incident means
that there could have been another chain of events.
The missing satellite may have been worth billions of dollars, industry
officials estimated to the wire service.
Northrop Grumman, which built the satellite, told Dow Jones through a
spokesman: "We cannot comment on classified missions."
A SpaceX spokesman told the news service: "We do not comment on missions of
this nature, but as of right now reviews of the data indicate Falcon 9
performed nominally."
The Zuma spacecraft was attached to one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and
launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9
successfully landed back to base.
Landing and reusing rockets is the main aim of SpaceX scientists, who argue
that it reduces the cost of launches and allows it to perform more missions.
SpaceX did not reveal the purpose of Zuma because it is classified, but the
mission marked Elon Musk's company's first in 2018.
