SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Thursday Afternoon.

[Makuser]

Hi all. Here are some photos that I took from my backyard of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Thursday (Jan. 6) afternoon at 4:49 pm EST from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was a beautiful launch to see but the bad news for professional and amateur astronomers is that it was carrying 49 more Starlink satellites into orbit. I hope that all of you enjoy these photos.

[Butterfly Maiden]

You were so lucky Marshall to have been able to see that launch live - it must have been awesome.

[smp]

Thanks very much for sharing, Marshall!

From Space.com:
"SpaceX lofts 49 Starlink internet satellites to orbit in 1st launch of 2022"

https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-l ... nuary-2022

"This launch brings the total number of the flat-paneled Starlink satellites up to almost 2,000. "

smp

[KathyNS]

I have a love-hate relationship with Spacex. On the one hand, their booster recovery is the coolest thing ever. On the other hand, they are using it to pollute low Earth Orbit.

[helicon]

Oh boy. 49 more starlink satellites. My nephew is moving to Austin from Fremont, CA to work at Tesla's Cyber truck factory. He is a robotics software engineer currently at Tesla in Fremont. He's hoping to transfer to SpaceX at some point.