SpaceX Falcon 9 SAOCOM-1A launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : October 7, 2018
Launch time 02:21:28Z
First Vandenberg RTLS at LZ-4!
Views from Lompoc Airport - looking up the tail of the rocket wasn't nearly as spectacular as the side views from further south in the LA area.
A hazy view of Falcon 9 and LZ-4
Sunset 01:33Z
02:21:34Z (L+00:06) Falcon 9 clears the hills
02:22:11Z (L+00:43)
02:22:56Z (L+01:28)
02:23:41Z (L+02:13)
02:24:14Z (L+02:46) Plume interactions at the start of boostback burn
02:24:15Z (L+02:47)
02:24:21Z (L+02:53) Fairing separation
02:25:38Z (L+04:10) An aircraft flies in front of the second stage
02:27:47Z (L+06:19) Entry burn
02:29:10Z (L+07:42) Landing burn
Aerial view of the SLC-4 gantry and Falcon 9 core on LZ-4
Traffic on Ocean Ave.
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The high lofted trajectory got clipped again in my time exposure :(
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