With Saharan Desert dust in the sky, SpaceX launched Falcon 9 to orbit shortly after dawn on May 18, 2022 from Pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was originally scheduled for 6:20AM local time, or shortly before dawn here, but it was delayed for nearly forty minutes for a 06:59AM ET liftoff.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 / Starlink 4-18 leaving a contrail across the sky on May 18, 2022.
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This area is technically part of Kennedy Space Center.
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