Launch Ingot: !free!

Enter the ballast mass.

The ingot does not deploy. It does not phone home. It becomes debris—a silent, 500-kilo brick now in a slightly lower parking orbit than the satellites it just supported. This is where the story gets controversial. launch ingot

Cape Canaveral, FL – When a rocket screams off the launch pad, the world watches the fire. We track the fairing separation, the stage cutoff, and the beautiful ballet of satellite deployment. Enter the ballast mass