Zuma spy bird possibly lost after Falcon9 launch

[Analoguesat]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ailing-to-reach-orbit-officials-idUSKBN1EY087

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday.
The classified intelligence satellite, built by Northrop Grumman Corp, failed to separate from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket and is assumed to have broken up or plunged into the sea, said the two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Foil hat time, conspiracist theory unleashed.

Lost in space? Secret SpaceX Zuma satellite a total loss – reports

 

[Captain Jack]

Shame - I was following this after boosters came down to Earth successfully.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/950172527048974336

 

[Terryl]

It's supposed to get lost, it's a spy satellite...........It's probably snuggled up next to an old communication satellite looking at the little fat guy in North Korea right now, watching him eat his cork flakes.

 

[Topper]

No, everyone knows it was hijacked mid flight and is now in control of Kim Jong Un of North Korea

 

[Analoguesat]

A decent look at the facts behind the Zuma (presumed) loss here:

The Space Review: The mystery of Zuma