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		ctdonath on Dec 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX launch webcast: Orbcomm-2 Mission [video] Could someone clarify the stage one path? Where did it launch, and where did it land, and where did it go horizontally in the meantime?

jacquesm on Dec 22, 2015 [–]

It flew 100's of kms away from the launch site, flipped around, flew back and landed a mile or so from the launchpad.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/by-making-a-historic-...

vermontdevil on Dec 23, 2015 | [–]

Actually 9KM from the launchpad I believe.

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