[[ timestamps in the description ]] hey thanks, everyone. AMAZING response!!! I grew up around launches (Orlando). One of the most amazing experiences I've had is going to Boca Chica, TX, in 2021 to watch a Starship launch. I cannot recommend more highly a trip to The Gateway to Mars if you can make it there. It is the complete opposite of KSC - you can drive your car right past the factory, the rocket garden and within a couple hundred feet of the launch platforms. Generally live gear is right nearby. I have narrative, pix and video of my trip at: gooutlookup.net/rocket-launches/starship-11 (yeah, that one exploded in the fog, but it was still an amazing experience).
This is the best one (sunset launches) I have seen yet. Actually first time seeing fairings in the plume. Crazy how long of a video it is. Seeing that second stage for that long is super cool.
@@golookup wont know unless you try. Even just watching the launch at twilight is enough. Recording it is just a bonus. Goos luck! Im sure it will be soectacular. Dont over think it.
Thanks. Skills are built with proper conditions and repetition. SpaceX is kind enough enough to fly their Falcons increasingly frequently along a flight path seemingly optimized for my convenience (as all things should be :) ). I need to scrape La Jolla down to about 10' MSL to catch the launch earlier, but other than that...
Thanks! Props to SpaceX and the good fortune of my house having a great view of the flight path. Other than "what lens?" I hadn't prepared properly because we were socked in until right before the launch.
yep, I'm in Florida (the last Delta Heavy was delayed, but I caught a day and night launch from the Cape). The sunset launches are legitimately spectacular.
Wow I just saw this on TH-cam I live in Canada so the chances of me seeing this on the East Coast of Canada are very slim I would say but this was absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing gave me the chills great camera work. Thank you.
I never get tired of seeing these launches! Even as a kid growing up in Ventura, (about 100mi from VAFB) in the 70s and 80s with the rainbow colored Minuteman rocket tests, I've always been mesmerized seeing this in the sky. Saw this one too, but the few seconds after MECO, the separation was obscured by a cloud, but crystal clear views after that. Was able to see the booster do its thing with both fairings tumbling behind the vehicle. The sonic boom this time was loud enough to make my dogs run back into the house, lol.
I definitely hear you. I grew up in Orlando. Once at work, while running outside to catch a shuttle launch, a coworker asked "why are you guys still interested in this stuff?" "Heck, I'm still amazed that planes fly." (at that time, my apartment complex was on Orlando International's final flight path. Whenever a widebody was overhead, we'd pause playing tennis to watch the big fellas.) Metal things in the air is inherently unnatural and should be scrutinized. :) Motocross/Supercross for example (those motorcycles shouldn't be up there!!!)
there was a running joke in Orlando that the early morning Shuttle sonic booms (which would wake you from a hard sleep) were responsible for corresponding baby booms (back in those "well, as long as we're up" days)
@@golookupMan, it was a dream of mine as a kid to see a shuttle launch! They built a shuttle launch pad and crawler at VAFB here in CA, but never launched from here. Ive seen the shuttle re-enter and land here along the the window rattling double sonic boom many times. My grandfather was an engine test conductor at Rocketdyne. I was lucky enough to see a few F-1 shuttle engine tests. From the viewing area 1/4 mi away, the sound and shockwave was enough to knock you off of your feet if you weren't sitting down. I couldn't imagine 3 of those along with 2 boosters lighting up at the same time. Awesome display of raw power and energy, second only to maybe a volcano eruption.
I had a shuttle launch wake me out of bed one morning (I thought it was a tornado bearing down on the house), but I don't recall getting close to a launch (commonplace/youth). The last launch I was close to was invisible but very audible (SN11 from the jetty. Three raptors. That was pretty amazing. I'll go back when they start catching them. That will truly be science fiction in our time.@@scottthroop6208
From December 1961 to September 1964, I worked for Douglas Aircraft Company at Vandenberg AFB. The launch pads were about 2 miles from my office , and I could watch launches out my window. It was so cool. At that time there were about 3 launches a month.
the original space revolution! I was too young to appreciate the Moon Race, but enjoyed the Shuttle Era, even though it was too expensive to really take off. This revolution is a permanent one I think.
Awesome view, glad you got to enjoy it! You got the second stage, the fairings tumbling, and the booster all the way to entry burn, great shot. I've found from experience that autofocus can get very confused on a featureless sky, and when possible I use manual focus on a star or distant light to get it ready, then leave it alone. I also learned the hard way that cameras with anti-shake lose their minds when filming a rocket engine test from closeup and make things even worse, so I had to turn that off too.
thanks! last month's launch was good practice (th-cam.com/video/DgF0A1bU9GI/w-d-xo.html). I typically turn off autofocus, focus on the farthest lights I can and leave the focus along. I forgot this time. The focus aids don't work so well (or at all) during filming (and mirrorless EFVs and my eyes make focusing too much of a guess). Next launch: tripod!
Great camera work with a beautiful night sky background. Hi from the UK. Sharing this with my son. He loves all the fact that the launches and returns have been perfected. All the best to you and yours in that nice city.
it's awesome that your son is interested in this. It's an amazing time to watch this transformation of our relationship with space. It's the most exciting part of our current (rather crazy) times.
I am very lucky to have the view that I have (as a Florida boy, it blows my mind that I can see the Pacific Ocean (!) from my house). Twenty years ago, I didn't think "Hey, this will be a great place to watch very frequent SpaceX launches", but got lucky. I've never seen a launch from closer to Vandenberg; might have to plan a trip.
I thought it was a tornado; it kept getting louder. I panicked and jump onto the floor to protect myself. And then remembered. Ran outside, it was about halfway up. @@oterosocram25
I saw this from all the way up here in northern Nevada, east of Reno! Thought it was a fighter taking off from Fallon on afterburner at first, but when the plume really spread out like that I knew it had to be something else. Very cool, GREAT video you got of it. Thanks for sharing.
yeah, it's amazing how far the booster flies ballistically (and it seems like the plume would slow it down (but from the in-booster cameras, it's clearly very rarefied))
This was an EXCEPTIONAL video, man! I was proud to send this out to friends after telling everyone about the event…(which I only caught the last half of when it happened.) Great job!
I was born in 66, so I was a little too young to appreciate the Moon Race (I remember... splashdowns - the dullest part). I didn't expect to see launches when I moved from east of Orlando to San Diego - I am delighted that I am so well positioned to enjoy them!
yeah, the interstate is a constant drone. You get used to it, but when you go someplace that's actually quiet... There is a Harley store down the road. They'll gang up: that's crazy loud. Oh, trains in the summer nights when the windows are open...
The was the second time I caught the re-entry burn. The first time was a lucky accident. With the SpaceX feed in the background it helps with the timing.
2:42 Nice video The two light dots in the plume are the payload fairing separating. The first stage booster burnout and separation is at 1:09 where you see the gap in the plume. Second stage ignition is at 1:15.
I’ve seen a lot of long distance Falcon and Falcon Heavy launches from here in south Florida. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to get a direct southern trajectory. This video was the best amateur distance video I’ve seen. Amazing clarity and colors. Clear night. Ideal weather conditions for the plume and jelly fish. Perfect flight path and trajectory for you. Jupiter and an Airplane in the shot and clear view of booster. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Yeah, the flight was a perfect setup. The heavy clouds dissipated shortly beforehand. I didn't think I'd get a view at all. I'm from Orlando and I have family in Melbourne, FL (and North Carolina). The views from Melbourne are actually preferable than those from Orlando (I've seen only one from Melbourne). I know SpaceX had a southerly with a Return-to-Landing, but they weren't able to see it. Twilight launches are special! I'm hoping to catch a sunset Return-To-Landing - it should be spectacular. Proper jellyfish.
It's all in the lighting. Consider satellites. There are thousands visible all the time - if the light were right. The Space Station is extremely bright - as bright as Venus - but only when it's in direct sunlight and the sky is dark. Only shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset. I can't see rockets in the day at all. And, yes, the plume is HUGE!
Yeah, KSC launches AWAY from people - it does kill the views quite a bit. SpaceX has launched polar from KSC, with a RTL - that should have been similar. I don't recall if I've seen a Falcon from Orlando, but I saw one from Melbourne, where my mom lives now. Day launch, Falcon and flame very visible. Here, I cannot see daytime launches - no flame, no plume, nothing. But the night launches are...
so, there's another in couple of days. I don't know whether to use a long lens (like my video before this one) or try with a telescope. Given the lighting, I do like the idea of catching the ground. Maybe long lens/telescope on the night shots? I should be able to get really good detail..
I spent over 10 years in the San Diego area, so I immediately recognized your location. Amazing that VSFB launches are visible so clearly so far away, isn't it? Great job on the video, by the way. Picking out the booster separation and re-entry burn: epic!
I have just seen my first Rocket launch live from Cape Canaveral a few days back. Absolutely mindblowing, especially with a Pad landing. But a Sunset launch like this is next Level I'd love to to see one day 😍 Such a clear view of the Booster and second stage, you got really lucky!
you have helped me out immensely.. I have been imagining for a very long time what it would be like to witness the rocket pass overhead.. Great job.. Thank You!!..👍
someone had mentioned a similarity to airplane contrails - but with big parts separating and trailing in the plume, and then a re-entry burn. So, similar to a plane, but bigger faster and "extra"
Hands-down, the best coverage for this launch. No jerking, out of focus, steady mount, excellent zoom. You have a new subscriber. Keep this up. There are a lot of VSFB launches for Starlink, but only occasionally at this time of the day when this can be seen. Hopefully, there will be an RTLS to view the beauty of the interaction of the two exhausts from the Second Stage and the booster. Great hobbby you have. Best, Tony.
Hands-down best comment, Tony! :) Yes a backlit RTLS will be amazing; I'll keep an eye out and will do appropriate prep (I always say that). Same lens for framing, but definitely a mount this time (If I focus on booster, I'll only have to pan 40 degrees or so). The photography hobby got more serious when my son started playing volleyball - it was a way to overlap his activities with one of my hobbies. The launch captures are just a happy accident. Looking forward to capturing a proper jellyfish.
@@golookup I edited your video sync up to the SpaceX broadcast along with a photographer from Santa Barbara who covered the initial launch views until your video picked up at stagging. The TH-cam ID is 4qAERU2nLWI Enjoy. It's in 1080p not 4K. Tony.
@@golookup I also posted your video on the NASASpaceFlight Forums as this is perhaps the very first time a launch video, capturing all the major events in one continuous end-to-end shot, with great detail and clarity. You are to be commended, so many others get distracted, or give up holding the camera.
I'm glad that you posted this. I read about the launch the next day. Great video. How did you know what day and time the launch would take place? Do you have a link/connection or was it announced in the news in San Diego?
The next one from Vandenberg is Wednesday around 7:30p PDT - about the same sun position = epic! spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ is what I check regularly - there are apps that provide alerts.
@@golookup I grew up in Hunt. Bch., getting lucky, seeing the "sunset launches." That's when kids played outside. Now I see them from my house in Riverside. Last year, on the news, they announced a launch for that evening and I got my two grandkids to watch it with me from the driveway. Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll check out your other videos.
@@golookup ty for the suggestion, but it is very difficult for me to go there because im from Europe so going to Boca Chica is not quite a good choice, because if the start is delayed i will lose the chance to see it. Falcon launches are not delayed that much so the chance of seeing a launch is a lot higher. (Sorry for any bad english)
but not here in San Diego in the daytime. When the plume is in the sunlight and the land and sky is dark, it's amazing. There are some great shots from Phoenix, New Mexico, Baja California...
Best one (sunset launch video) Ive seen in a long time. I could watch those everyday. I grew up on the central coast on the beach near Pismo beach. Early 80s watching all the ICBM launches ALL THE TIME. It was so often that it wasnt a big deal to see this type of thing after so many. Imagine the future sky line will look like!
My son is at Cal Poly. He could watch from his dorm if he had any interest (he doesn't). I missed a launch from SLO by about three minutes, but was really impressed by the lingering plume in broad daylight. Launches in daytime are completely invisible here in San Diego. I'm tempted to move back to Orlando (I'd move to Cocoa Beach) specifically for Starship launch and catches.
thanks. I knew what to expect with the entry burn this time (I ACCIDENTALLY caught it last time and didn't notice until someone pointed it out to me (FB has an active and skilled Vandenberg Launches group)
Wow! What a sight to behold! I can only hope I'm able to see a launch as close as i can some day, this beautiful sight also! ONE DAY! Thanks for the sights from UK 🇬🇧
The launch cadence at KSC is at least one a week. In a few years, they'll be SuperHeavies. Florida is a lot easier to get to than Boca Chica TX (though the Gateway to Mars there is amazing). Vandeberg launches far less frequently but they're kind enough to fly them along the population centers.
Great video, 05:24 re-entry burn (on the right hand side) which is different than the landing burn and the boost back burn. 03:30 you can see second stage, both rocket fairing halves, and the 1st stage booster.
An evening/night boost back burn would be pretty awesome. I guess it's the BBB that causes the "full Jellyfish." The launches are invisible in the daytime from here (haze? light scattering?). I'll have to keep an eye out for RTLs (Starlink doesnt', I think the Transporters might).
@@golookupThe best ones Ive seen are just after sunset when the gasses are backlit by the sun below the horizon like in this video. The full jellyfish effect is the 2nd stage Merlin vacuum engine exhaust as it leaves the atmosphere when there is no air pressure to contain the exhaust flow. The boost back burn happens just after the jellyfish effect starts to form. The BEST launch I've ever seen in these conditions just after sunset was the first launch of the Falcon Heavy when Musk launched his Tesla roadster as a payload. I saw the whole thing from my front yard along with the live feed play by play from Spacex playing on my phone. He promised a show beforehand and delivered! The entire launch was a test, and to simply show off. They intentionally programmed both boosters to do acrobatics creating spirals and pinwheels within the jellyfish with the orientation thrusters before the boost back burns. Those who weren't aware of the launch (probably about 95% of the Southwest US) were really freaked out, thinking aliens were coming through portals to invade earth LOL! My mom even called from Florida asking if we were ok after seeing her friends over here in CA freaking out on FB live.
Great video, really appreciate it. At the distance you were from the booster during the landing burn it would have been below the horizon just as it was for the first 45 seconds or so after takeoff. Really cool to see the jellyfish backlit by the setting Sun.
La Jolla is definitely a blight on the launch side. But according to my flat earth calculations, I should be able to see the droneship or at least the burn (the fact that I have to say "just kidding" about FE is sad. The most extensive expensive hoax in history with no payoff: yeah, that makes sense).
@@golookup I've been somewhat critical of the Raptors for a long while as they didn't appear to me to be fully baked, but the more recent versions do indeed appear to be functioning about where you'd expect. The next critical milestone for the Raptors is being able to use them for more than a single flight and then for dozens of flights -- not sure where they are on that development curve but I'd guess they have something to prove on that score. Operating at 300 bar or higher is going to make multiple flights harder to achieve.
in-space relight is an important milestone; pretty sure there are stakeholders who don't want a bunch of dead Starships clogging up LEO or randomly re-entering. And, yeah, Raptors are not exactly conservative designs like the Merlin. @@Raptorman0909
@@golookup Yep, relight is a requirement for many of the booster engines and most/all of the upper stage engines. The relight issue appears to be still something of a concern, but the requirements are well known and should be surmountable. As I mentioned, the long term usability of them for multiple flights and potentially hours of operation is the biggest hurdle given the chamber pressure of 300 bar or higher.
It's cool to see the booster on ascent and re-entry. I'm looking forward to a Return-to-Landing. That boostback burn should be amazing (but it has to be in twilight or night or it won't be visible)
Awesome Video! I love the evening and early morning launches here in Volusia County, Florida just for these beautiful shows! I also get mad when the launches happen in Cali! Lol.
Great job Sir. I was hoping it would be posted. I used to see these as a kid in the 60s living in Pomona, and they scared everyone. Nobody knew what they were until the next day in the paper
I still see surprising stuff. An occasional unannounced missile test. I actually caught the trans-martian burn of the first Falcon Heavy, by accident. I thought it was an incoming missile. INCOMING is not how you want to see missiles.
I was reluctant to mount the camera because it goes close to overhead, sometimes the mount doesn't like that and you lose the shot. I'll keep practicing (and sharing).
I saw one fairing. Some folks have clear footage of both fairing... It's pretty cool how these flights are kind enough to put on a show for us (thank you, polar orbits!)
This launch was exceptionally clear in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. I'm old enough to remember seeing Sputnik, and this was so cool. Great broadcast 👍 👏 👌 😀 🙌
so, you got to experience the full Sputnik to Tranquility Base thrill ride in real time. I was a bit too young to really catch any of it. I only remember splashdowns, which is the least interesting part of it.
Excellent video! I was driving up the 5 when this happened and attempted to get some of my own video while driving. I was only able to shoot approximately the first third's worth of the video you took before the angle of the freeway shifted and placed the entire scene in my blind spot.. :(
@@golookup I appreciate your humor! :) It was actually an awkward moment for me because I generally do try to avoid messing with my phone while driving. However, in this case I couldn't resist trying to get as much footage as I could, even under the circumstances. You don't see things like that very often. To be honest, I'm very surprised at how decent my video came out considering I was more focused on the road and not having a collision with anyone than I was on my phone. I would only "side glance" at the phone every few seconds to make sure that I was keeping the subject centered on my screen as best as possible. I shared my video on my profile if you or anyone else is curious to see it. With that said, it is far inferior to your video, both in pixel quality, and length. I didn't even know about the event beforehand, but not only did you know, but you were prepared to capture the entire event from beginning to end and did an amazing job of it! From what I've seen so far, you probably got the best footage of anyone!
yep, sometimes you gotta take the risk. I shot a video through the rear view mirror of my toddler son playing on his new toy guitar he got from the fair. Timeless. He played for years, but that was the first strum. @@dubstronaut
I lived in Lompoc about 5 to 10 miles from VAFB. My dad worked for SAMTEC @ VAFB from my 2nd grade year thru college. There was a launch pad abot 5 miles from the house and he would call us to tell us that they were shooting a misslle off. Everyone in the neighborhood would stop doing what they were doing and watch the launch. It was an incredible site to witness.
As a dad, I'm all for dads getting more credit for how awesome we are. My dad was very good about fostering my interest in the world, the heavens, and the space program.
Normally I don't talk much, but my wife was out there with me. We have one in a couple of days just like this. I suppose I should narrate better (all else being the same, I'd rather have narration (one can always turn off the sound))
I bet. It was still pretty bright here, so the contrast wasn't as great. Phoenix had to be mostly dark and the plume was still completely in the sunlight: perfect! In the daylight, I can't even see anything: plume or even the flames...
[[ timestamps in the description ]] hey thanks, everyone. AMAZING response!!! I grew up around launches (Orlando). One of the most amazing experiences I've had is going to Boca Chica, TX, in 2021 to watch a Starship launch. I cannot recommend more highly a trip to The Gateway to Mars if you can make it there. It is the complete opposite of KSC - you can drive your car right past the factory, the rocket garden and within a couple hundred feet of the launch platforms. Generally live gear is right nearby. I have narrative, pix and video of my trip at: gooutlookup.net/rocket-launches/starship-11 (yeah, that one exploded in the fog, but it was still an amazing experience).
This is the best one (sunset launches) I have seen yet. Actually first time seeing fairings in the plume. Crazy how long of a video it is. Seeing that second stage for that long is super cool.
What kind of camera are you using?
to say "the stars aligned" with this launch is appropriate. I suspect I'll completely muck up Wednesday's twilight launch. Bastages!@@FlockinIcehole
@@golookup wont know unless you try. Even just watching the launch at twilight is enough. Recording it is just a bonus. Goos luck! Im sure it will be soectacular. Dont over think it.
yeah, it's not like there are dire consequences if I mess up. LOL!
This is the best I've seen of both stages. Wow.
Thanks. Skills are built with proper conditions and repetition. SpaceX is kind enough enough to fly their Falcons increasingly frequently along a flight path seemingly optimized for my convenience (as all things should be :) ). I need to scrape La Jolla down to about 10' MSL to catch the launch earlier, but other than that...
This is amazing footage, props to the cameraman for setting up this scene 👌
Thanks! Props to SpaceX and the good fortune of my house having a great view of the flight path. Other than "what lens?" I hadn't prepared properly because we were socked in until right before the launch.
Great video! You captured so many details. I always just see the weird cloud trail in the sky and say to myself "missed it again."
google "vanderberg launch schedule". There are pages and apps that will send you notifications for next launches.
there are some apps that will give you reminders. I google "Vandenberg launches" and set reminders.
Had another one tonight that was spectacular!
yep, I'm in Florida (the last Delta Heavy was delayed, but I caught a day and night launch from the Cape). The sunset launches are legitimately spectacular.
Wow I just saw this on TH-cam I live in Canada so the chances of me seeing this on the East Coast of Canada are very slim I would say but this was absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing gave me the chills great camera work. Thank you.
When I think of East Coast of Canada I think of amazing terrain, "exciting" weather, and intimidating seas. Is it awesome?
I never get tired of seeing these launches! Even as a kid growing up in Ventura, (about 100mi from VAFB) in the 70s and 80s with the rainbow colored Minuteman rocket tests, I've always been mesmerized seeing this in the sky. Saw this one too, but the few seconds after MECO, the separation was obscured by a cloud, but crystal clear views after that. Was able to see the booster do its thing with both fairings tumbling behind the vehicle. The sonic boom this time was loud enough to make my dogs run back into the house, lol.
I definitely hear you. I grew up in Orlando. Once at work, while running outside to catch a shuttle launch, a coworker asked "why are you guys still interested in this stuff?" "Heck, I'm still amazed that planes fly." (at that time, my apartment complex was on Orlando International's final flight path. Whenever a widebody was overhead, we'd pause playing tennis to watch the big fellas.) Metal things in the air is inherently unnatural and should be scrutinized. :) Motocross/Supercross for example (those motorcycles shouldn't be up there!!!)
there was a running joke in Orlando that the early morning Shuttle sonic booms (which would wake you from a hard sleep) were responsible for corresponding baby booms (back in those "well, as long as we're up" days)
@@golookupMan, it was a dream of mine as a kid to see a shuttle launch! They built a shuttle launch pad and crawler at VAFB here in CA, but never launched from here. Ive seen the shuttle re-enter and land here along the the window rattling double sonic boom many times. My grandfather was an engine test conductor at Rocketdyne. I was lucky enough to see a few F-1 shuttle engine tests. From the viewing area 1/4 mi away, the sound and shockwave was enough to knock you off of your feet if you weren't sitting down. I couldn't imagine 3 of those along with 2 boosters lighting up at the same time. Awesome display of raw power and energy, second only to maybe a volcano eruption.
I had a shuttle launch wake me out of bed one morning (I thought it was a tornado bearing down on the house), but I don't recall getting close to a launch (commonplace/youth). The last launch I was close to was invisible but very audible (SN11 from the jetty. Three raptors. That was pretty amazing. I'll go back when they start catching them. That will truly be science fiction in our time.@@scottthroop6208
Super cool thanks for sharing
From December 1961 to September 1964, I worked for Douglas Aircraft Company at Vandenberg AFB. The launch pads were about 2 miles from my office , and I could watch launches out my window. It was so cool. At that time there were about 3 launches a month.
the original space revolution! I was too young to appreciate the Moon Race, but enjoyed the Shuttle Era, even though it was too expensive to really take off. This revolution is a permanent one I think.
PHENOMENAL VIDEO!
it's a phenomenon and it's a video, so yes! Thanks!
Awesome view, glad you got to enjoy it! You got the second stage, the fairings tumbling, and the booster all the way to entry burn, great shot. I've found from experience that autofocus can get very confused on a featureless sky, and when possible I use manual focus on a star or distant light to get it ready, then leave it alone. I also learned the hard way that cameras with anti-shake lose their minds when filming a rocket engine test from closeup and make things even worse, so I had to turn that off too.
thanks! last month's launch was good practice (th-cam.com/video/DgF0A1bU9GI/w-d-xo.html). I typically turn off autofocus, focus on the farthest lights I can and leave the focus along. I forgot this time. The focus aids don't work so well (or at all) during filming (and mirrorless EFVs and my eyes make focusing too much of a guess). Next launch: tripod!
Great camera work with a beautiful night sky background. Hi from the UK. Sharing this with my son. He loves all the fact that the launches and returns have been perfected. All the best to you and yours in that nice city.
it's awesome that your son is interested in this. It's an amazing time to watch this transformation of our relationship with space. It's the most exciting part of our current (rather crazy) times.
Incredile footage buddy! Respects from the UK for catching this 😮
Happy to share!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. You are lucky to be in a position to view the launch.
I am very lucky to have the view that I have (as a Florida boy, it blows my mind that I can see the Pacific Ocean (!) from my house). Twenty years ago, I didn't think "Hey, this will be a great place to watch very frequent SpaceX launches", but got lucky. I've never seen a launch from closer to Vandenberg; might have to plan a trip.
That was awesome ! Thank you so much
I’m in Florida, 40 minutes away, I tell you, this was a great video thanks
I grew up in Orlando. I lived in Chuluota for a couple of years - a Shuttle launch woke me out of bed once.
@@golookup What an honor to be awake by that lol
I thought it was a tornado; it kept getting louder. I panicked and jump onto the floor to protect myself. And then remembered. Ran outside, it was about halfway up. @@oterosocram25
Very cool perspective of the flight. Loved when it passed by Jupiter!🚀👍
Jupiter, then under Orion, then over Sea World... Good stuff!
WOW, what a view you got there!! Amazing! Thanks for share this footage.
we share what we love. It's great to hear from people who are excited about space!
Thank you for catching this, it really is amazing. You did a great job!
thanks, SpaceX is providing plenty of opportunities to practice
Beautiful footage
great time to launch - makes it easy.
I saw this from all the way up here in northern Nevada, east of Reno! Thought it was a fighter taking off from Fallon on afterburner at first, but when the plume really spread out like that I knew it had to be something else. Very cool, GREAT video you got of it. Thanks for sharing.
Eventually, they'll be launching Starships from there. That will be wild if the lighting is right (they'll be infrequent, so rare to be visible).
This vantage is so amazing. Gives some oerspective to the relative trajectories of the 1st and 2nd stages.
yeah, it's amazing how far the booster flies ballistically (and it seems like the plume would slow it down (but from the in-booster cameras, it's clearly very rarefied))
Fantastic show from start to finish... Thanks for this!
perfect flight path
Completely awesome! That is just so sick!
and the work everyone has to do on top of it all just to maintain the Globe Hoax LOL!
This was an EXCEPTIONAL video, man! I was proud to send this out to friends after telling everyone about the event…(which I only caught the last half of when it happened.) Great job!
I think I've peaked and I'm all washed up now. :) thanks!
I've been watching since Telstar in 1962 and That was fabulous. Thank you! Great timing. My cheeks hurt (you know).
I was born in 66, so I was a little too young to appreciate the Moon Race (I remember... splashdowns - the dullest part). I didn't expect to see launches when I moved from east of Orlando to San Diego - I am delighted that I am so well positioned to enjoy them!
Incredible, thank you.
it turned out pretty good. Twilight shots are amazing.
Great shots thank you
The SoCal road noise is something else to behold, wow
yeah, the interstate is a constant drone. You get used to it, but when you go someplace that's actually quiet... There is a Harley store down the road. They'll gang up: that's crazy loud. Oh, trains in the summer nights when the windows are open...
Nice footage! I watched from my backyard in Long Beach, and everything was so clear and awesome, but I couldn't see the booster reentry.
The was the second time I caught the re-entry burn. The first time was a lucky accident. With the SpaceX feed in the background it helps with the timing.
Some great footage captured there, thanks for the upload!
happy to share. Big response to this: I'll do a little more prep next time.
2:42 Nice video The two light dots in the plume are the payload fairing separating. The first stage booster burnout and separation is at 1:09 where you see the gap in the plume. Second stage ignition is at 1:15.
Thanks! It's interesting how much spaces is covered in that six second gap between MECO and second stage ignition.
on my bucket list
I’ve seen a lot of long distance Falcon and Falcon Heavy launches from here in south Florida. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to get a direct southern trajectory. This video was the best amateur distance video I’ve seen. Amazing clarity and colors. Clear night. Ideal weather conditions for the plume and jelly fish. Perfect flight path and trajectory for you. Jupiter and an Airplane in the shot and clear view of booster. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Yeah, the flight was a perfect setup. The heavy clouds dissipated shortly beforehand. I didn't think I'd get a view at all. I'm from Orlando and I have family in Melbourne, FL (and North Carolina). The views from Melbourne are actually preferable than those from Orlando (I've seen only one from Melbourne). I know SpaceX had a southerly with a Return-to-Landing, but they weren't able to see it. Twilight launches are special! I'm hoping to catch a sunset Return-To-Landing - it should be spectacular. Proper jellyfish.
Saw this almost perfectly in my backyard in Vegas. It’s crazy how big these launches are in the sky
It's all in the lighting. Consider satellites. There are thousands visible all the time - if the light were right. The Space Station is extremely bright - as bright as Venus - but only when it's in direct sunlight and the sky is dark. Only shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset. I can't see rockets in the day at all. And, yes, the plume is HUGE!
Nice, nice, nice, indeed! Great camera work. Extremely good video. Thanks from the Great Plains of Oklahoma.
you're welcome. I spent a lot of time in OKC in 2004-2005 (ODOT).
Excellent! I live just a little NE of Orlando and I watch every launch. Only on a clear, cold night can we see anything even close to that.
Yeah, KSC launches AWAY from people - it does kill the views quite a bit. SpaceX has launched polar from KSC, with a RTL - that should have been similar. I don't recall if I've seen a Falcon from Orlando, but I saw one from Melbourne, where my mom lives now. Day launch, Falcon and flame very visible. Here, I cannot see daytime launches - no flame, no plume, nothing. But the night launches are...
(East Orlando is my hometown (near UCF, and a couple years in Chuluota (where the shuttle would wake me out of bed)).
@@golookupYes. Falcon Heavy with RTLS is usually good. I've seen several entry burns.
@@golookupYeah shuttle set off my car alarm every time!
I admire your patience with zooming the camera in, good shots!
so, there's another in couple of days. I don't know whether to use a long lens (like my video before this one) or try with a telescope. Given the lighting, I do like the idea of catching the ground. Maybe long lens/telescope on the night shots? I should be able to get really good detail..
I spent over 10 years in the San Diego area, so I immediately recognized your location.
Amazing that VSFB launches are visible so clearly so far away, isn't it?
Great job on the video, by the way. Picking out the booster separation and re-entry burn: epic!
Daytime launches I can't see at all, but the evening and night shots are pretty epic.
I've seen launches over the years from north of Sacramento. That's gotta be over 300 miles. It's rare, but it's pretty awesome.
Cool video. That sunset sky was beautiful.
that or a little bit later is the best time to see the launches
I have just seen my first Rocket launch live from Cape Canaveral a few days back. Absolutely mindblowing, especially with a Pad landing. But a Sunset launch like this is next Level I'd love to to see one day 😍 Such a clear view of the Booster and second stage, you got really lucky!
congrats on your in-person experience. It's an exciting time to be near launch facilities!
Saw it from Modesto, CA. Wasn't sure what I was looking at but no I know. Great video.
there are websites and apps that keep up-to-date launch schedules. SpaceX is launching a LOT this year.
you have helped me out immensely.. I have been imagining for a very long time what it would be like to witness the rocket pass overhead..
Great job.. Thank You!!..👍
someone had mentioned a similarity to airplane contrails - but with big parts separating and trailing in the plume, and then a re-entry burn. So, similar to a plane, but bigger faster and "extra"
Hands-down, the best coverage for this launch. No jerking, out of focus, steady mount, excellent zoom. You have a new subscriber. Keep this up. There are a lot of VSFB launches for Starlink, but only occasionally at this time of the day when this can be seen. Hopefully, there will be an RTLS to view the beauty of the interaction of the two exhausts from the Second Stage and the booster. Great hobbby you have. Best, Tony.
Hands-down best comment, Tony! :) Yes a backlit RTLS will be amazing; I'll keep an eye out and will do appropriate prep (I always say that). Same lens for framing, but definitely a mount this time (If I focus on booster, I'll only have to pan 40 degrees or so). The photography hobby got more serious when my son started playing volleyball - it was a way to overlap his activities with one of my hobbies. The launch captures are just a happy accident. Looking forward to capturing a proper jellyfish.
@@golookup Keep track of future launches on "next spaceflight" (Google search)'. Best. Tony
@@golookup I edited your video sync up to the SpaceX broadcast along with a photographer from Santa Barbara who covered the initial launch views until your video picked up at stagging. The TH-cam ID is 4qAERU2nLWI Enjoy. It's in 1080p not 4K. Tony.
@@golookup I also posted your video on the NASASpaceFlight Forums as this is perhaps the very first time a launch video, capturing all the major events in one continuous end-to-end shot, with great detail and clarity. You are to be commended, so many others get distracted, or give up holding the camera.
It was awesome from San Pedro. You could see the fairing halves burning in the second stage plume. The landing burn was red orange.
It comes close to overhead at San Pedro, doesn't it? That's gotta be weird (cool weird, but weird). I bet a Return To Landing would be phenomenal!
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful liftoff. Nice video. Only wish you could have used a gimble or tripod to steady the shooting.
yep. I didn't prep. I didn't set the focus to manual and get a lock on infinity. Got lucky that it was mostly in focus.
I'm glad that you posted this. I read about the launch the next day. Great video. How did you know what day and time the launch would take place? Do you have a link/connection or was it announced in the news in San Diego?
The next one from Vandenberg is Wednesday around 7:30p PDT - about the same sun position = epic! spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ is what I check regularly - there are apps that provide alerts.
@@golookup I grew up in Hunt. Bch., getting lucky, seeing the "sunset launches." That's when kids played outside. Now I see them from my house in Riverside. Last year, on the news, they announced a launch for that evening and I got my two grandkids to watch it with me from the driveway. Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll check out your other videos.
Wavvy too cool, this never gets old !!!!
I agree!
wow, I NEED to go to San Diego sometime, these shots are so cool.
consider going to Boca Chica to watch the Starship launches - 1000x better
@@golookup ty for the suggestion, but it is very difficult for me to go there because im from Europe so going to Boca Chica is not quite a good choice, because if the start is delayed i will lose the chance to see it. Falcon launches are not delayed that much so the chance of seeing a launch is a lot higher. (Sorry for any bad english)
yes, you are absolutely right. have you see a starlink train (findstarlink.com) you can see them from home@@vask_lol
@@golookup yeah i watch those regularly as well as the iss, but a launch is a launch
yep, right again. @@vask_lol
That’s amazing that you can see that with the naked eye. Incredible video.
but not here in San Diego in the daytime. When the plume is in the sunlight and the land and sky is dark, it's amazing. There are some great shots from Phoenix, New Mexico, Baja California...
Saw most of this from my house in Casa Grande, AZ .. amazing sight.
Your sky background was darker I assume, and the plume correspondingly much "brighter"? Very cool!
Great shot thank you.
you're very welcome
Best one (sunset launch video) Ive seen in a long time. I could watch those everyday.
I grew up on the central coast on the beach near Pismo beach. Early 80s watching all the ICBM launches ALL THE TIME. It was so often that it wasnt a big deal to see this type of thing after so many.
Imagine the future sky line will look like!
My son is at Cal Poly. He could watch from his dorm if he had any interest (he doesn't). I missed a launch from SLO by about three minutes, but was really impressed by the lingering plume in broad daylight. Launches in daytime are completely invisible here in San Diego. I'm tempted to move back to Orlando (I'd move to Cocoa Beach) specifically for Starship launch and catches.
you are so lucky, us Aussies can only dream. great vid
I don't know, Elon is aiming his Starship tests at ya. :)
Best and most complete video so far on the contrails. well done
the flight profile is almost identical and SpaceX is doing them frequently.
Great catch of the launch, especially the reentry burn, nice job 👍👍👍
thanks. I knew what to expect with the entry burn this time (I ACCIDENTALLY caught it last time and didn't notice until someone pointed it out to me (FB has an active and skilled Vandenberg Launches group)
Excellent 👍.....
Keep up the great work while keeping your viewers inspired and informed.
thanks!
Great video...saw this launch in Phoenix, loved it.
If I recall, Phoenix was dark and the plume still in full sunlight - VERY dramatic!
Wow! What a sight to behold!
I can only hope I'm able to see a launch as close as i can some day, this beautiful sight also!
ONE DAY!
Thanks for the sights from UK 🇬🇧
The launch cadence at KSC is at least one a week. In a few years, they'll be SuperHeavies. Florida is a lot easier to get to than Boca Chica TX (though the Gateway to Mars there is amazing). Vandeberg launches far less frequently but they're kind enough to fly them along the population centers.
just a thought thank you for this show🤩 ciao from italy
One of my favorite trips was three weeks in Italy with my wife. Venice is my favorite city and Pompeii is amazing (and everything else)
Cool capture! ❤
location, location, location!
Nice job! We are truly living in amazing times!
SpaceX is ushering in the dawn of a new, real, sustainable, accessible Space Age. It is indeed inspiring.
Great video, 05:24 re-entry burn (on the right hand side) which is different than the landing burn and the boost back burn. 03:30 you can see second stage, both rocket fairing halves, and the 1st stage booster.
An evening/night boost back burn would be pretty awesome. I guess it's the BBB that causes the "full Jellyfish." The launches are invisible in the daytime from here (haze? light scattering?). I'll have to keep an eye out for RTLs (Starlink doesnt', I think the Transporters might).
@@golookupThe best ones Ive seen are just after sunset when the gasses are backlit by the sun below the horizon like in this video. The full jellyfish effect is the 2nd stage Merlin vacuum engine exhaust as it leaves the atmosphere when there is no air pressure to contain the exhaust flow. The boost back burn happens just after the jellyfish effect starts to form. The BEST launch I've ever seen in these conditions just after sunset was the first launch of the Falcon Heavy when Musk launched his Tesla roadster as a payload. I saw the whole thing from my front yard along with the live feed play by play from Spacex playing on my phone. He promised a show beforehand and delivered! The entire launch was a test, and to simply show off. They intentionally programmed both boosters to do acrobatics creating spirals and pinwheels within the jellyfish with the orientation thrusters before the boost back burns. Those who weren't aware of the launch (probably about 95% of the Southwest US) were really freaked out, thinking aliens were coming through portals to invade earth LOL! My mom even called from Florida asking if we were ok after seeing her friends over here in CA freaking out on FB live.
Amazing stuff mate, good on you 👏 👍
Thanks 👍
Fantástico, deve ter sido maravilho ver isso ao vivo.
Si estoy encantada de poder ver estas
Toni and I never miss one. This one was fantastic. Have 10 photos and 1 video 😊
backlit is pretty awesome (I'd like to see a boostback burn).
Absolutely stunning......wow!
I'm very lucky!
Amazing scene. And great video capture of it.
The SpaceX cadence has allowed me to practice - though I cant' see them in the daytime.
Very cool. I was wondering if anyone caught this view live after I noticed the remnants. Thanks for posting!
Facebook has a group called Vandenberg Rocket Launches - it's an amazing resource for photos and video of launches.
Great video, really appreciate it. At the distance you were from the booster during the landing burn it would have been below the horizon just as it was for the first 45 seconds or so after takeoff. Really cool to see the jellyfish backlit by the setting Sun.
La Jolla is definitely a blight on the launch side. But according to my flat earth calculations, I should be able to see the droneship or at least the burn (the fact that I have to say "just kidding" about FE is sad. The most extensive expensive hoax in history with no payoff: yeah, that makes sense).
speaking of Raptors, man: they're starting to look far more reliable (through multiple startup regimen). Good sign.
@@golookup I've been somewhat critical of the Raptors for a long while as they didn't appear to me to be fully baked, but the more recent versions do indeed appear to be functioning about where you'd expect. The next critical milestone for the Raptors is being able to use them for more than a single flight and then for dozens of flights -- not sure where they are on that development curve but I'd guess they have something to prove on that score. Operating at 300 bar or higher is going to make multiple flights harder to achieve.
in-space relight is an important milestone; pretty sure there are stakeholders who don't want a bunch of dead Starships clogging up LEO or randomly re-entering. And, yeah, Raptors are not exactly conservative designs like the Merlin. @@Raptorman0909
@@golookup Yep, relight is a requirement for many of the booster engines and most/all of the upper stage engines. The relight issue appears to be still something of a concern, but the requirements are well known and should be surmountable. As I mentioned, the long term usability of them for multiple flights and potentially hours of operation is the biggest hurdle given the chamber pressure of 300 bar or higher.
Been following these launches since 2017 😊
It's an amazing time for space!
Very, very cool. Thanks for filming and posting this.
Happy to do it. Glad you liked it!
It’s awesome how you’re able to see it from down there! It looks better from where you are than it did here
It's cool to see the booster on ascent and re-entry. I'm looking forward to a Return-to-Landing. That boostback burn should be amazing (but it has to be in twilight or night or it won't be visible)
Amazing guys, utterly amazing ❤.
the best shots are the ones you take. Sometimes you get lucky.
Just gorgeous
thanks!
Awesome Video! I love the evening and early morning launches here in Volusia County, Florida just for these beautiful shows! I also get mad when the launches happen in Cali! Lol.
just wait until they start launching Starship from KSC!
@golookup That's gonna be a sight to see!! Looking forward to the day!
What an Awesome video of the launch.👍👌😉
thanks for the coverage i miss it and i was watching the sunset but i didn't know they where launching come out saw the trail it left
I check spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ and facebook has a Vandenberg Rocket Launches group (extremely good)
What a perfect time of day/viewing angle!
it was really cloudy about 45 minutes beforehand, glad it cleared up. Hopefully Wednesday night's launch will be clear as well.
Great job Sir. I was hoping it would be posted. I used to see these as a kid in the 60s living in Pomona, and they scared everyone. Nobody knew what they were until the next day in the paper
I still see surprising stuff. An occasional unannounced missile test. I actually caught the trans-martian burn of the first Falcon Heavy, by accident. I thought it was an incoming missile. INCOMING is not how you want to see missiles.
Thanks for sharing, mate. Great video.
thanks!
Well done! You can apologize for it being handheld, but it looked great from my chair. Thank you for sharing 👍🏼
I was reluctant to mount the camera because it goes close to overhead, sometimes the mount doesn't like that and you lose the shot. I'll keep practicing (and sharing).
Awesome footage
awesome kindness, thanks!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Great shot! Never ever seen it like this before.
the wide angle lens gives it pretty good context - but it's the fact that the vehicle and plume are still in direct sunlight that give it its image.
Great vid…thought I saw one of the fairing halves tumbling down shortly after booster separation. I saw it from my backyard in Southern California…
I saw one fairing. Some folks have clear footage of both fairing... It's pretty cool how these flights are kind enough to put on a show for us (thank you, polar orbits!)
Great shot ! And great camera of course. And La Jolla is the home of the famous astronomical wristwatch V7 from YES too... 👍
Yes! I have a couple which I've picked up personally from Bjorn. gooutlookup.net/equip/yeswatch/watchforstars.htm
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Parabéns
This launch was exceptionally clear in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. I'm old enough to remember seeing Sputnik, and this was so cool. Great broadcast 👍 👏 👌 😀 🙌
so, you got to experience the full Sputnik to Tranquility Base thrill ride in real time. I was a bit too young to really catch any of it. I only remember splashdowns, which is the least interesting part of it.
Fantastic. Thanks for posting
happy to post; thanks for thanking!!
Excellent video! I was driving up the 5 when this happened and attempted to get some of my own video while driving. I was only able to shoot approximately the first third's worth of the video you took before the angle of the freeway shifted and placed the entire scene in my blind spot.. :(
you gotta be careful watching anything while driving: it can interfere with your texting! :)
@@golookup I appreciate your humor! :) It was actually an awkward moment for me because I generally do try to avoid messing with my phone while driving. However, in this case I couldn't resist trying to get as much footage as I could, even under the circumstances. You don't see things like that very often. To be honest, I'm very surprised at how decent my video came out considering I was more focused on the road and not having a collision with anyone than I was on my phone. I would only "side glance" at the phone every few seconds to make sure that I was keeping the subject centered on my screen as best as possible. I shared my video on my profile if you or anyone else is curious to see it. With that said, it is far inferior to your video, both in pixel quality, and length. I didn't even know about the event beforehand, but not only did you know, but you were prepared to capture the entire event from beginning to end and did an amazing job of it! From what I've seen so far, you probably got the best footage of anyone!
yep, sometimes you gotta take the risk. I shot a video through the rear view mirror of my toddler son playing on his new toy guitar he got from the fair. Timeless. He played for years, but that was the first strum. @@dubstronaut
Great vid.. so lucky.
Very!
Awesome job recording the launch. We saw traces of 🚀 from a clearing up here in Big Bear. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
somebody has a video from that mountain with Riverside in the foreground. It's beautiful.
Great vid! Thanks for sharing.
happy to!
I lived in Lompoc about 5 to 10 miles from VAFB. My dad worked for SAMTEC @ VAFB from my 2nd grade year thru college. There was a launch pad abot 5 miles from the house and he would call us to tell us that they were shooting a misslle off. Everyone in the neighborhood would stop doing what they were doing and watch the launch. It was an incredible site to witness.
As a dad, I'm all for dads getting more credit for how awesome we are. My dad was very good about fostering my interest in the world, the heavens, and the space program.
Outstanding and thank you. I wish I knew a little bit more about the location where you took this from.
right on San Diego Mission Bay, right off I-5.
Thank you, I apparently lost my ability to read.@@golookup
I might have added it later (I did add the "Location" to the video properties after you asked (it's a good idea).@@paul_in_tucson2808
Homemade footages have always something special 👌
spontaneity and candor, generally.
Wow! Amazing footage! Great job!🤩
Glad you enjoyed it
Well done video and narration. Thank you!
Normally I don't talk much, but my wife was out there with me. We have one in a couple of days just like this. I suppose I should narrate better (all else being the same, I'd rather have narration (one can always turn off the sound))
Thanks for posting!
It's been a great response. Thank you!
Loved the launch I saw it to
I'm out of town, but was able to get my wife out on the patio so that she could see it.
Really lit up the sky. I live outside Phoenix and it lit up the night sky.
I bet. It was still pretty bright here, so the contrast wasn't as great. Phoenix had to be mostly dark and the plume was still completely in the sunlight: perfect! In the daylight, I can't even see anything: plume or even the flames...