Explaining The Amazing Rocket Trail Over LA

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Rocket watchers knew the Falcon 9 launch carrying Iridium 4 was going to be spectacular because the launch window was just after sunset. However it caught much of the general public by surprise and caused a bit of a sensation on social media. Let's talk about the science explaining the shape and behaviour of the launch using Doug Ellison's fantastic footage:

Here's Doug's original video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE5C3O71Xqo

Also includes a closeup showing Fairing RCS from this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioG7PaQkDog



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Tags:
spacex
rocket
falcon
iridium
LA
drone
fairing
landing
UFO
not aliens
not armageddon