SpaceX--CSG3 launch
Taken by David Blanchard on January 2, 2026 @ Flagstaff, AZ
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  Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D850
Exposure Time: 4/1
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Date Taken: 2026:01:02 21:04:24
 
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SpaceX launched the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Mission this evening from Vandenberg SFB in California. The launch was after the end of twilight so the rocket had to climb a fair bit before it caught sunlight.

Time lapse video: https://www.dblanchard.net/Movies/SpaceX_CSG3_1080.mp4

Bonus: Starlink Group 6-99 marched across the western sky moments before and during the launch.

Photographer's website:
https://www.dblanchard.net/Movies/SpaceX_CSG3_1080.mp4
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