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The startup, founded by ex-SpaceX CTO of Propulsion Tom Mueller, is developing a line of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) that can adjust satellite positions in space after they’re launched by a rocket. While a handful of other firms are working on OTVs, Impulse says its products are differentiated by their chemical propulsion systems that offer very high delta-v, or change in velocity, capability. According to some smart analysis of the launch livestream video, around 35 seconds after liftoff, a piece of debris seems to fall away from one of the solid rocket boosters and the plume noticeably changes.
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