Early Morning SpaceX Launch

At 02:42 this morning SpaceX launched their Starlink V1.0 L27 mission from Cape Canaveral. The booster used for this mission, B1051, delivered the second stage and the 60 Starlink satellites to orbit, then successfully landed on the drone ship Just Read The Instructions to complete it’s historic and record setting 10th mission.

The following photo and video were recorded from a breezy Dowdell’s Knob in FDR State Park. For more information about this location see my Rocket Launch Viewing Guide.

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF-S 18-55mm @ 18mm
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 412 seconds (6 min 52 sec)

Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Lens: EF 100-400mm @ 400mm
ISO: 2000
Movie Record Size: 1920×1080 30fps ALL-I
Key Events
First stage 0:09 – 1:10
Main Engine Cut Off 1:11
Second stage ignition, burn and plume 1:22 – 4:10
Booster entry burn 4:10 – 4:30

SpaceX commentary from their Youtube feed was playing nearby. It has been synced with the events. In reality the feed was 28 seconds behind.