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Delta IV Heavy NROL-91 launch
Vandenberg SLC-6 : September 24, 2022

View from an altitude of 12500', about 20 nm E of the launch pad.

Launch time 22:25:30 UTC.

This was the 14th flight of a Delta IV Heavy, and the last from Vandenberg SLC-6.

Reported weather: KVBG 242225Z 33007KT 300V010 10SM FEW009 19/15 A3005 ; KLPC 242156Z AUTO 27013KT 10SM CLR A3004

Passing a Blackhawk enroute to Oceanside

22:10:09Z (L-15:21)

22:25:28Z (L-00:02)

22:25:33Z (L+00:03)

22:25:34Z (L+00:04)

22:25:37Z (L+00:07)

22:25:38Z (L+00:08)

22:25:39Z (L+00:09)

22:25:40Z (L+00:10)

22:25:41Z (L+00:11)

22:25:43Z (L+00:13)

22:25:45Z (L+00:15)

22:25:53Z (L+00:23)

22:25:56Z (L+00:26)

22:25:59Z (L+00:29)

22:26:05Z (L+00:35)

22:26:11Z (L+00:41)

22:26:23Z (L+00:53)

22:26:28Z (L+00:58)

22:26:56Z (L+01:26) Contrail passing through max q

22:27:03Z (L+01:33)

22:27:18Z (L+01:48)

22:27:22Z (L+01:52)

22:28:01Z (L+02:31)

22:28:05Z (L+02:35) Vehicle is in a roll

22:28:25Z (L+02:55)

22:28:45Z (L+03:15)

22:29:06Z (L+03:36)

22:29:29Z (L+03:59) Side-booster separation

22:29:32Z (L+04:02)

22:29:34Z (L+04:04)

22:34:06Z (L+08:36)

Beverly Hills and Los Angeles

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Santa Monica Pier

LAX

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SpaceX pier at Port of LB

Carnival Panorama just getting underway at Long Beach

MCAS Miramar at end of an airshow day