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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 3-4 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : August 30, 2022

Falcon 9 launch carrying 46 Starlink satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit. View from an altitude of 8500'.

This was the 7th flight of B1063, whose most recent flight was the Starlink 3-1 mission from VSFB on July 11.

Reported weather: KVBG 310540Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP150 WND DATA ALSTG/SLP ESTMD /ROCKET LAUNCH/ ; KLPC 310456Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2999

Launch time approximately 05:40:10 UTC August 31. Image times approximate.

05:29:47Z (L-10:23)
05:31:12Z (L-8:58)
05:40:12Z (L+0:02)
05:40:13Z (L+0:03)

05:40:13Z (L+0:03)
05:40:16Z (L+0:06)
05:40:18Z (L+0:08)
05:40:18Z (L+0:08)

05:40:20Z (L+0:10)
05:40:20Z (L+0:10)
05:40:21Z (L+0:11)
05:40:26Z (L+0:16)

05:40:36Z (L+0:26)
05:40:59Z (L+0:49)
05:41:16Z (L+1:06)
05:41:29Z (L+1:19)

05:42:01Z (L+1:51)
05:42:16Z (L+2:06)
05:42:36Z (L+2:26)
05:42:36Z (L+2:26)

05:43:19Z (L+3:09) 2nd stage plume faintly visible
05:46:32Z (L+6:22) Reentry burn
05:46:35Z (L+6:25)
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