Southern California Christmas Eve Launch Scheduled
Dec 23, 2023 11:32:18 #
This morning a Spacex/Falcon 9 launch was scrubbed.
Here is an update from SpaceX:
"SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SARah-2 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 83-minute launch window opens at 5:11 a.m. PST."
If the weather remains clear and calm this could be a nice morning light show for Christmas Eve morning over a wide area of Southern California. Fingers crossed.
Ho Ho Ho😊
Here is an update from SpaceX:
"SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SARah-2 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 83-minute launch window opens at 5:11 a.m. PST."
If the weather remains clear and calm this could be a nice morning light show for Christmas Eve morning over a wide area of Southern California. Fingers crossed.
Ho Ho Ho😊
Dec 23, 2023 12:29:10 #
Real Nikon Lover wrote:
If the weather remains clear and calm this could be a nice morning light show for Christmas Eve morning over a wide area of Southern California. Fingers crossed.
Ho Ho Ho😊
If the weather remains clear and calm this could be a nice morning light show for Christmas Eve morning over a wide area of Southern California. Fingers crossed.
Ho Ho Ho😊
and a good photo op. Unlike those of us in ‘normal weather’, photographers in SoCal can stand around for a while outside without getting cold.
Dec 23, 2023 23:57:10 #
Dec 24, 2023 09:13:22 #
The launch this morning was successful. You can view it on Spacex website. However, it was not visible from my location due to fog and cloud cover. Next time. :)
Dec 24, 2023 14:24:53 #
U can download a free app called "SuperCluster" for either Android or IPhone. It will give you the status of any launch as well as a link for voice, what the cargo is places to view the launch, what rocket is going etc
Dec 25, 2023 08:58:02 #
GLSmith wrote:
U can download a free app called "SuperCluster" for either Android or IPhone. It will give you the status of any launch as well as a link for voice, what the cargo is places to view the launch, what rocket is going etc
but nothing beats watching a real takeoff ‘live’. Many years ago, my family camped out on the beach to see a Gemini launch - then it was canceled at the last moment, and we saw it on TV - what a disappointment!!
Dec 27, 2023 21:39:45 #
GLSmith wrote:
U can download a free app called "SuperCluster" for either Android or IPhone. It will give you the status of any launch as well as a link for voice, what the cargo is places to view the launch, what rocket is going etc
Thanks for the info! I appreciate it. Most of my notifications come from a list server run by a gentleman from the Vandenburg Space Force Base area. An iPhone app would be fantastic. Thanks again.
Jim
Dec 27, 2023 21:41:08 #
rehess wrote:
but nothing beats watching a real takeoff ‘live’. Many years ago, my family camped out on the beach to see a Gemini launch - then it was canceled at the last moment, and we saw it on TV - what a disappointment!!
Agree! Plus you can hear it in surround sound live. I plan to go to a spot and take a photo using my tripod and Z800mm lens. However the viewing area I want to stage at is temporarily closed so I have to wait.
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