Still Photos of SpaceX, Falcon 9, SATRIA-1, 06-18-2023

The view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch carrying the SATRIA-1 satellite for Indonesia on June 18, 2023. Shot with a Nikon Z8, using a Nikkor 200-500mm telephoto lens.

The launch was the twelfth flight of Booster 1067, which successfully touched down on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” which was pre-positioned offshore prior to the launch. Another ship was out to sea to capture the payload fairings that surrounded the satellite at launch to protect it from atmospheric forces as it ascended towards orbit. Like Booster 1067, SpaceX plans to return the fairings to land for refurbishment and reuse at some point in the future.


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