SpaceX Falcon 9 Sentinel 6A Michael Freilich launch
Vandenberg SLC4E : November 21, 2020
Falcon 9 launch carrying an EU Copernicus earth observation satellite that will be monitoring sea levels. View from an altitude of 8500'.
This was the first flight of B1063, and the third time a booster has returned to LZ-4.
Launch time approximately 17:17:08 UTC. Image times approximate.
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The jump plane was up for the launch too
17:09:30Z (L-07:38) Strongback is up
17:13:58Z (L-03:10) Strongback now retracted
17:17:00Z (L-00:08)
17:17:08Z (L-00:00) Liftoff!
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17:17:35Z (L+00:27)
17:17:39Z (L+00:31) Rolling as it passes the horizon
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17:19:10Z (L+02:02)
17:19:24Z (L+02:16)
17:19:36Z (L+02:28) Staging
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17:19:42Z (L+02:34)
17:19:44Z (L+02:36)
17:19:50Z (L+02:42) Boostback burn
17:19:53Z (L+02:45)
17:20:26Z (L+03:18) Second stage, and a fairing half
17:23:35Z (L+06:27)
17:24:07Z (L+06:59) Reentry burn
17:24:09Z (L+07:01)
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17:24:55Z (L+07:47) Landing burn
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SLC2 (Firefly Alpha)
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Traffic at Ocean and Bailey Ave
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