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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 4-31 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : October 27, 2022

Falcon 9 launch carrying 53 Starlink satellites. View from an altitude of 6500'.
This was the 8th flight of B1063, whose most recent flight was the Starlink 3-4 mission from VSFB in August.

Reported weather: KVBG 280114Z 34004KT 8SM SCT005 12/11 A3005 ; KLPC 280056Z AUTO 27010KT 9SM CLR 14/13 A3004
Despite the airport weather station observations, the marine layer had already reached SLC4-E.

Launch time approximately 01:14:10 UTC (October 28), just after local sunset at 01:13:55 (but not yet at 6500!). Image times approximate.

01:13:17Z (L-00:53) Sunset on the ground, but not yet at 6500'!	01:14:15Z (L+00:05)	01:14:17Z (L+00:07)	01:14:21Z (L+00:11)
01:14:34Z (L+00:24)	01:14:36Z (L+00:26)	01:14:38Z (L+00:28) Interesting shock waves in addition to the exhaust plume	01:14:39Z (L+00:29)
01:14:54Z (L+00:44)	01:15:15Z (L+01:04)	01:15:22Z (L+01:12)	01:15:23Z (L+01:13)
01:15:32Z (L+01:22)	01:15:56Z (L+01:46)	01:16:11Z (L+02:01)	01:16:46Z (L+02:36)
01:16:49Z (L+02:39) Staging	01:16:55Z (L+02:45)	01:17:01Z (L+02:51) Fairing separation	01:17:17Z (L+03:07)
01:17:38Z (L+03:28)	01:18:31Z (L+04:21) Sunset at 6500'	Crypto.com Arena	LA City Hall
SoFi Stadium	The Marines were dropping flares over Camp Pendleton	cIMG_7201.JPG	pIMG_7210.JPG
pIMG_7219.JPG	Montgomery Field Runway 10L	Star of India	Downtown San Diego
The Rady Shell	Coronado Bay Bridge

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 4-31 launch Vandenberg SLC4E : October 27, 2022

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 4-31 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : October 27, 2022