Space Development CompanyVardaIt released “a film taken by a camera mounted inside the space capsule showing the entire process from low orbit to return to Earth.” In the film, the state of the space capsule orbiting the Earth and its entry into the atmosphere are clearly recorded.
Here's a video of our capsule penetrating the atmosphere at Mach 25, no show, raw footage: pic.twitter.com/ZFWzdjBwad
— Varda Space Industries (@VardaSpace)
The W-1 space capsule in which the camera is installed is a satellite platform.PhotonIt was launched in June 2023, separated from Photon and returned to Earth on February 21, 2024. The capsule surrounded by a red frame in the image below is W-1.
Below is a movie taken by a camera mounted inside W-1 from the time it separated from the photon to the time it landed on Earth.
Varda capsule return – full video from low Earth orbit to Earth – YouTube
The film begins with W-1 separating from the photon.
The W-1 is thrown into space.
W-1 revolves around the Earth during rotation.
Sun and Earth.
filmsAbout 11 minutes and 37 secondsImages were recorded with the surroundings appearing to be blurry.
The color of the fog changes from white to red,About 12 minutes and 20 secondsA loud “gogogo” sound begins to sound. W-1 appears to have entered the atmosphere.
About 12 minutes and 35 secondsA line of light begins to appear.
The lines of light become finer and finer. The speed at this time is said to exceed Mach 5.
The light streaks gradually diminish, and the outer color changes from red to purple.
When the lines of light disappeared, the blue ground was reflected.
We will gradually lower our altitude towards the clouds.
A scene was also recorded in which the sun illuminated the top of a sea of clouds.
Drown in the clouds.
17 minutes and 24 secondsAt this point, the deceleration parachute is deployed.
17 minutes and 34 secondsThe main parachute will deploy.
After deploying the main parachute, I descended slowly for about 10 minutes, and after the movie started.27 minutes and 14 secondsI landed on the ground.
The W-1 that successfully landed was then apparently transported to the base by helicopter.
Some photos from our team's restoration of the W-1:
(1) W-1 waterfall fishing in the wind
(2) / (3) The recovery team prepares the capsule for transport
(4) Transport the capsule in a sling under the rescue helicopter pic.twitter.com/qdfgKMEDTc— Varda Space Industries (@VardaSpace)
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