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My best 3 from the Saturn V center. Just a cheap 70-300mm and a Canon T2i, so I can't compete with the professionals.
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1 44186U 19021A   19102.02912470 -.00000769  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 44186  22.9623  12.6558 8697825 179.4741  18.6070  0.74408419    03

327 km Perigee
89815 km Apogee
22.96 degrees inclination
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UP CLOSE! Second Falcon Heavy launches Arabsat 6A

AmericaSpace
Published on Apr 11, 2019

Video Credit: Jeff Seibert / AmericaSpace.com



It's Tony De La Rosa, ...I don't create this stuff, I just report it.


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Full tracking of side cores back to the landing and sonic booms, plus alternate landing view and tracking video.

Close Up Footage of Falcon Heavy Arabsat-6A!


Astronomy Live
Published on Apr 11, 2019

High magnification tracking footage of the launch and booster landing of the first block 5 Falcon Heavy from SpaceX! 

Tracked with an 8" LX200 Classic telescope using my custom UFOTraker software and a Canon T5i.  Special thanks to Reds Rhetoric for his static camera footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEZZkEXAD6Q?t=001

« Last Edit: 04/12/2019 05:22 am by catdlr »
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From SpaceX website (higher res than tweeted image)

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I merged the Video tracking from Astronomy Live to the SpaceX video to come up with this composite launch and landing of the two side boosters

Arabsat 6A Mission with Tracking

Added Video tracking from Astronomy Live to the original SpaceX broadcast.

Credit:  SpaceX and Astronomy Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAxxobFDROw?t=001

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Awesome and mesmerising, like watching a log fire:

https://twitter.com/_tomcross_/status/1116551150415704074

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