Back to photo homeView this gallery in a slideshowStatic thumbnail page

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 3-3 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : August 12, 2022

Falcon 9 launch carrying 46 Starlink satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit. View from Ocean Ave at Renwick Ave, 4 miles from SLC4E.

This was the 10th flight of B1061, whose previous flights have all been from Florida (most recently Globalstar FM15 on June 19).

Reported weather: KVBG 122058Z 34015KT 10SM FEW012 FEW330 20/14 A3002

Launch time approximately 21:40:10 UTC. Image times approximate.

The top of SLC-3 (Atlas launch pad) peeking above the hill

cIMG_6316.JPG

pIMG_6318.JPG

Turkey Vulture

21:40:21Z (L+0:11)

21:40:27Z (L+0:17)

21:40:33Z (L+0:23)

21:40:43Z (L+0:33)

21:40:57Z (L+0:47)

21:41:03Z (L+0:53)

21:41:08Z (L+0:58)

21:41:25Z (L+1:15)

21:41:31Z (L+1:21)

21:41:54Z (L+1:44)

21:42:02Z (L+1:52)

21:42:43Z (L+2:33)

21:42:49Z (L+2:39)

21:42:55Z (L+2:45)

A try at a daytime streak shot.

f/6.3 1/500 +2/3 EV

f/6.3 0.6 with 10 stop ND filter

f/22 20s with 10 stop ND and CP filter

21:40:13Z (L+0:03) 30s with 10 stop ND and CP filter