Saturday, December 23, 2017
Exceptionally High Quality Home Made Video of SpaceX Iridium 4 launch 12/22/2017
The smoke rings are likely the first stage, the pulses are exhaust from the RCS (reaction control system) thrusters as it re-orients. At the point of detaching, Stage 1 is already at the edge of space, way too high for any significant aerodynamic effects.
Just spectacular. I never get tired of this stuff.
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There was a lot of comment across SoCal and AZ - and speculation as to the cause of the atmospheric event.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope Jerry Brown is onboard!
ReplyDeleteThe Space-X Heavy launch will occur soon. Imagine THREE first stages landing simultaneously. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI must correct this. Actually, TWO will land simultaneously, or nearly so. The third will continue the boost a while longer, and land shortly thereafter.
DeleteThat's what I saw when I was about to pull into my driveway, here in Carlsbad CA. Unbelievable, it looked so close! I'd have sworn it was only about a half mile away. It really did look like some kind of advanced alien technology! I couldn't figure out what it was at all- and it looked like there was a bubble following the point of light, which made it even more mysterious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sight to see! I took some pics with my phone, but somehow only got 4 sec. of video. This one here's far superior; but I'll remember that beautiful sight for as long as I live!