Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:19 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 5:27 AM–5:27 AM, SSE about 9° up

Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
5:19 AM
Highest around 5:22 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
29°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:46 PM

4:46 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:07 PM Golden hour
4:46 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

7:16 PM – 9:57 AM

ENE WNW
7:16 PM Moonrise
7:38 PM 4°
2:40 AM Highest, 79°
9:36 AM 4°
9:57 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonset 9:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:07 PM–4:46 PM
  • Sunset 4:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:46 PM–5:13 PM
  • Evening best color 5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:15 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:15 PM–7:15 PM
  • Moonrise 7:16 PM

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