SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 With GPS III Aboard

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 With GPS III Aboard

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The video covers the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, carrying the US Air Force's GPS 3SB4 satellite. It details the countdown, initial flight, and engine performance, including passing through Max Q. The video also describes the preparation for the second stage ignition, main engine cutoff, and stage separation. Finally, it concludes with the first stage landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the payload of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral?

A weather satellite

A communication satellite

The US Air Forces GPS 3SB4 navigation satellite

A scientific research satellite

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the term 'Max Q' during the rocket's flight?

The point of maximum speed

The point of maximum aerodynamic pressure

The point of maximum altitude

The point of maximum fuel consumption

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens during the engine chill process in the second stage of the Falcon 9?

The engines are shut down

The rocket changes its trajectory

The engines are throttled up

The turbo pump is chilled in preparation for ignition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the sequence of events that occur after the main engine cutoff?

Stage separation and second stage engine startup

Landing of the first stage

Re-entry of the rocket

Deployment of the satellite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the first stage of the Falcon 9 land after separation?

In the desert

In the Pacific Ocean

On a landing pad at Cape Canaveral

On a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean