07 May 2011

Atlas V with SBIRS GEO-1 Launch

We staked out the parking lot, tethered the phones and surfed the internet until launch time.



I didn't choose the most comfortable place to set up, but it was a nice day.

The haze that we had early on started to burn off when we got close to launch.  This is the VAB.

 It's a little hard to see, but just to the left of that tower in the center is SLC-41.


It got a lot easier to spot once the engines fired.











MVI_2454.AVI

Some post launch contrail fading out.  It's amazing how much the wind distorts the arrow straight path.
Without solids there's not a lot of noise and very little smoke.

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