SpaceX Falcon 9 SAOCOM-1A launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : October 7, 2018

Launch time 02:21:28Z

First Vandenberg RTLS at LZ-4!

Views from Lompoc Airport - looking up the tail of the rocket wasn't nearly as spectacular as the side views from further south in the LA area.

A hazy view of Falcon 9 and LZ-4	Sunset 01:33Z	02:21:34Z (L+00:06) Falcon 9 clears the hills	02:22:11Z (L+00:43)
02:22:56Z (L+01:28)	02:23:41Z (L+02:13)	02:24:14Z (L+02:46) Plume interactions at the start of boostback burn	02:24:15Z (L+02:47)
02:24:21Z (L+02:53) Fairing separation	02:25:38Z (L+04:10) An aircraft flies in front of the second stage	02:27:47Z (L+06:19) Entry burn	02:29:10Z (L+07:42) Landing burn
Aerial view of the SLC-4 gantry and Falcon 9 core on LZ-4	Traffic on Ocean Ave.	pIMG_8310.JPG