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SpaceX Falcon 9 SARah-1 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : June 18, 2022

Falcon 9 launch carrying a German radar reconnaissance satellite. View from an altitude of 8500'.
This was the 3rd flight of B1071, previously flown for NROL-87 and NROL-85 from VSFB.

Reported weather: KVBG 181420Z 02006KT 1/4SM R30/1800FT FG VV001 10/10 A2996 RMK /LAUNCH 181420Z/
KLPC 181356Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM BKN007 12/10 A2996

Launch time approximately 14:19:50 UTC. Image times approximate.

14:20:07Z	14:20:16Z	14:20:23Z	14:20:29Z
14:20:58Z	14:21:05Z	14:21:08Z	14:21:21Z
14:21:41Z	14:21:55Z	14:22:13Z	14:22:18Z Staging
14:22:32Z	14:22:38Z	14:26:12Z Entry burn	14:26:23Z
14:26:32Z	14:27:04Z	14:27:22Z Landing burn	14:27:26Z
14:27:29Z	14:27:30Z	14:27:34Z	14:27:39Z
14:27:41Z	pIMG_5934.JPG	pIMG_5943.JPG