[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Successfully Launched

[B J]

On 9/29/13, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea at verizon.net> wrote:
> I was able to see a bit of the contrail here in Long Beach.

That must have been an impressive sight.

Just after ignition, I thought the liftoff was rather slow but the
rocket certainly sped up after it cleared the tower.  Until that
happened, I thought that it wasn't going to fly at all or come
crashing down onto the pad.

All payloads have been successfully deployed:

http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/09/29/falcon-9-launch-payloads-orbit-vandenberg/
http://www.americaspace.com/?p=43113

73s

Bernhard VA6BMj @ DO33FL