United Launch Alliances mighty Atlas V rocket, in the most powerful configuration available with 5 solid rocket motors, lifts off from Cape Canaveral carrying the Advanced Extremely High Frequency – 4 communications satellite for the US Airforce.
Shot from the CCAFS ITL causeway 4 miles from the pad. Nikon Coolpix P1000, on manual video setting with manual focus and automatic exposure.
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Great video. BUT, anyone that believes that trajectory is ending up in space probably failed Geometry
Nikon Coolpix P1000 is super camera telescope with 125x optical zoom !
Imaginee if you knew how to use a tripod
Holy cow, that thing hauled butt into the sky! One incredibly fast rocket. Love that you can see the hypergolic ignition with the green flash!
Great video as always! I was originally going to try to make it to this launch, but I called KSC and they said there was no public viewing 🙁
When will the 4k version be out?
Go baby go.
To track a rocket like that from 4 miles at high zoom takes a tremendous amount of skill and precision. You are a savage man.
Great job Das. 5 SRBs meant that thing wasn't going to hang around 🙂
Nice 👍🏽