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SpaceX Falcon 9 SDA Tranche 0 Flight 1 launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : April 2, 2023

Falcon 9 launch carrying Space Development Agency tracking and data relay satellites. View from an altitude of 7500'.

This was the 2nd flight of B1075, whose most recent flight was the Starlink 2-4 mission from VSFB in January.

Reported weather: KVBG 021428Z COR 01006KT 7SM SCT006 08/08 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP214 COR 1434

Launch time approximately 14:29:00 UTC. Image times approximate.

14:29:12Z
14:29:12.4Z
14:29:13Z
14:29:16Z

14:29:17Z
14:29:20Z
14:29:26Z
14:29:29Z

14:29:46Z
14:30:13Z
14:30:25Z
14:30:53Z

14:31:16Z
14:31:19Z MECO
14:31:25Z
14:31:26Z Stage separation

14:31:28Z
14:31:31Z
14:31:34Z Boostback burn
14:31:34.1Z

14:31:35.2Z
14:31:35.4Z
14:31:35.9Z
14:31:38Z

14:31:43Z
14:31:46Z
14:33:36Z
14:35:19Z Entry burn

14:35:22Z
14:35:29Z
14:35:30Z
14:35:31Z

14:35:37Z
14:35:47Z Falling past its ascent contrail
14:36:01Z
14:36:15Z The camera is mostly level!

14:36:24Z
14:36:32Z Landing burn
14:36:37Z
14:36:40Z

14:36:41.2Z
14:36:41.3Z
14:36:41.4Z
14:36:41.7Z

14:36:42Z Swallowed by the fogbank