SpaceX F9 - CSG-2 - SLC-40

[alexgr]

The angle of the footage of the stage separation makes me think it may have been taken from an aircraft instead of from the ground. There was a shot that appeared to be from the ground just before main engine cutoff and the image was dominated by the main engine plume.

I think the angle you refer to is just showing the curvature of the Earth.

 

[Nikxice]

Usually the vehicle is flying away from land—this time it was basically flying down the coast at much closer range to land based cameras.

Yes, plus the sun angle was in the goldilocks zone for grabbing those visuals. Sunset had occurred just 10 minutes prior. With ground cameras shooting from the shadows, the vehicle trajectory appeared to remain in direct sunlight well past MECO.

 

[Electroman]

Yes, plus the sun angle was in the goldilocks zone for grabbing those visuals. Sunset had occurred just 10 minutes prior. With ground cameras shooting from the shadows, the vehicle trajectory appeared to remain in direct sunlight well past MECO.

Exactly why we got great clear visuals.

Again I wish the camera followed the first stage from separation to landing. Onboard cameras don't give the same perspective.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Exactly why we got great clear visuals.

Again I wish the camera followed the first stage from separation to landing. Onboard cameras don't give the same perspective.

Elon tweeted that more videos would be uploaded soon.

 

[HVM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488351663798771716

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488346149606014978

 

[HVM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488480123112214528

https://twitter.com/x/status/1488566925831643140

 

[ICUDoc]

Yup, just SPECTACULAR footage of so many great bits- those cameras are amazing. Really cool to watch launch / stage separation/ boost back and landing so clearly. Even payload deploy seemed clearer than ever.

 

[Grendal]

USLaunchReport put out a spectacular video of the launch and landing again.

 

[HVM]

USLaunchReport has been top notch, but some reason in last year image started look like it's recorded with digital camera pointed to a CRT monitor. Something is off in their setup...

 

[Cosmacelf]

That was a lot of cold gas thrusters in use. During the live broadcast I wondered if one of the grid fins was misbehaving. Didn’t look like it was responding well. If so, the gas thrusters might have saved the day.

 

[Grendal]

SpaceX put out this clip of the incredible camera/telescope tracking shots. I'm impressed you can actually see the tension ring come off the engine bell just after the second stage begins its burn. We have only seen this from the second stage camera before this.

 

[Grendal]