SpaceX SAOCOM-1B Launch and Landing

sonic boom

Watched it live and even though I know it was debris in the background the conspiracy nut inside kept yelling, "LOOK AT ALL THE UFO'S!!!!"

I enjoyed it thoroughly. :)

Excelent, my country was part of that project! :)

United Launch Alliance is thrilled

Nice footage. Loved the sonic booms there at the end. That was epic.

Do you know how close to the desired landing spot they are able to hit with that thing?

Its starting to feel like SpaceX is got some momentum going now. Hope this launches and landings keep going smoothly.

Last Edited by Lord-Moon on 08/30/2020 10:10 PM

Is this the one that failed to launch the other night?

Fake.

I know it's not. It's real, and very cool. Just that no body had posted that yet, although an AC might have. I've got them muted.

Nope, this was the third of three launches scheduled this weekend at the cape. The other two are both delayed.

I've noticed lots of excitement for this from a wide variety of Twitter accounts from your country. It was awesome to be up close to the launch.

Seeing this thing come BACK and land as it does is so surreal and badass! Love those big booms @ the end!

That was amazing camerawomen work, with a hand held camera, thanks.

Stunning. SpaceX keeps going and going. Thanks for the vid OP, good job.

Obviously fake. Worst fake video I've seen, got any from the moon?? HAHA!!!

I'M STILL AMAZED THEY COME BACK DOWN LIKE THAT?!

NIce work!! Yea the launches are something. To bad they dont let you get close here in the US. I have worked about 15 launches total in Russia and in south america and they are amazing.

Last one in Russia we were so close the concussion knocked my hat off! WHen it did the roll it ended up being directly above us. Damn amazing but if that thing would have blew that been it for us.

I dont think most americans know just how big these things are in south america the launch tower is like 19 stories tall.

yeah another day, another spacex launch of nothing of real interest.

They really want off this planet.

Spectacular. Phenomenal camera work. Thanks for documenting and posting this cool event.

cloud and rocket do not move in sync.

I'M STILL AMAZED THEY COME BACK DOWN LIKE THAT?!

Yes, amaaaaaazing, isn't it.

How come the "object" is dark and blackend when "landing", and white when taking off?

Did they get it a paint job at the rocket fuel station up in the sky?

Sense when does a rocket which uses ALL of it's fuel going into low orbit now have enough to come back under power and land?

and come to think of it, how did the 25 cops get to the "scene" soooo fast, yet didn't see the drive by that did the deed? and how come not a drop of blood can be seen?

It's all pretty incredible if you ask me, which UUUUU didn't.

Kinda the point really. Make amazing things routine and then make more amazing things.

Is that what it sounds like in-person, or is the audio somewhat distorted?

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Damn this fucker is really about to mine gold in space.

Great video, considering.

Thanks for posting Mut. Couldn't see it from here, dark clouds all over.

Yeah, i see that and think, "I want that."

It's called soot. The refined kerosene used for fuel is very sooty and it flies through its own exhaust during the entry burn. It doesn't use all of the fuel to get to orbit, it saves a little for boostback and landing. Without the second stage and payload attached, and with most of the fuel gone, it has far less mass during landing and doesn't use all of the engines and requires only a little fuel to do it.