Successful Launch

[dart4forte]

Missed the launch the other day, forgot the launch this evening. Taken from Desert Palm Cali. It was perfect weather especially here after monsoons the last few days.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Cool, but what got launched & from where?

 

[dart4forte]

SpaceX, launched fro Vandenburg AFB. Placing Starlink satellites in low orbit. They launch several a month. You can see it as far east as New Mexico.

 

[WileE]

Cool, but what got launched & from where?

 

[Budnicks]

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[Budnicks]

SpaceX, launched fro Vandenburg AFB. Placing Starlink satellites in low orbit. They launch several a month. You can see it as far east as New Mexico.

Saw one here in the southwestern skies, a couple weeks back
lil' kids visiting family next door asked, what it was ?

I told them aliens, joking not knowing they take me seriously

I had to walk it back, they thought I was serious
I explained it was Space X rocket, Elon Musk's satellite program, starlink or others
more then likely from Vandenburg AFB
down south by LA coast

they laughed after I told them that

we could see it great, 400-ish miles NE of the launches
clear bright skies, like around dusk-ish

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Call me crazy, but the sheer number of Starlink satellites makes me nervous for safety (getting them all up there, keeping them up there, getting past them with other spacecraft when needed). It's getting pretty crowded up there!

As of Sept. 25, 2025, there are currently 8,475 Starlink satellites in orbit...Nearly 12,000 satellites are planned, with a possible later extension to 34,400
Starlink - Wikipedia

 

[Budnicks]

Call me crazy, but the sheer number of Starlink satellites makes me nervous for safety (getting them all up there, keeping them up there, getting past them with other spacecraft when needed). It's getting pretty crowded up there!

As of Sept. 25, 2025, there are currently 8,475 Starlink satellites in orbit...Nearly 12,000 satellites are planned, with a possible later extension to 34,400
Starlink - Wikipedia

Space Junk , I saw a shot of what they claim is up there
it's a wonder we can even fly/launch threw all of it really