SpaceX launching from Florida

[rockytopva]

T-45 minutes...

 

[AlexB23]

T-45 minutes...

The rocket will launch satellites for the EU, the Galileo navigation satellites. By the way, the live video narrator from Space Flight Now is Will Robinson-Smith. What a coincidence, cos a different Will Robinson is the character in the series Lost in Space.

Info about launch: SpaceX launch: Live updates from ESA Galileo L12 satellite launch from Cape Canaveral

Info about Galileo nav sats: What is Galileo?

 

[rockytopva]

T-30 minutes with 10,000 live viewers!

 

[AlexB23]

T-30 minutes with 10,000 live viewers!

Nice. In 26 minutes, I'll hook my laptop to the TV and watch the launch.

 

[Desk trauma]

Hopefully no rapid unscheduled disassembly occurs.

 

[AlexB23]

Hopefully no rapid unscheduled disassembly occurs.

Agreed. We do not want this to happen

 

[AlexB23]

Alright, launch is starting now.

 

[rockytopva]

T - 1 minute! Always an exciting launch! Hating we will not see the booster return this time!

 

[AlexB23]

MECO (main engine cutoff). Fairing separation.

 

[AlexB23]

Here are some SpaceX stats from the video.

 

[JosephZ]

Here's what it looked like from my location in the northwest piedmont of North Carolina. Unfortunately, there was a thin layer of clouds, and I couldn't get my camera to focus on it.

 

[AlexB23]

Here's what it looked like from my location in the northwest piedmont of North Carolina. Unfortunately, there was a thin layer of clouds, and I couldn't get my camera to focus on it.

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The rocket looks similar to a comet in your photo, such as Halley's comet.

 

[Pommer]

The rocket will launch satellites for the EU, the Galileo navigation satellites. By the way, the live video narrator from Space Flight Now is Will Robinson-Smith.

Anyone old enough to remember the original series might find this a bit creepy.

 

[AlexB23]

Anyone old enough to remember the original series might find this a bit creepy.

I might need to watch the original series. I am used to the modern one with the alien robot.

 

[AlexB23]

Alright guys and gals. Once again, SpaceX will have a launch (yes, two in one weekend). This launch will be for Starlink (internet satellites) today at 5:50 PM (Florida time) on April 28, 2024. By the way, do not get me started on how Starlink is bad for astronomers. The satellites reflect so much sunlight.

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