Watch SpaceX launch and LAND their Falcon 9 for CSG-2

SpaceX will be attempting to launch the Cosmo-Skymed Second Generation 2 (CSG-2) satellite to a Sun-syncronous orbit for the Italian Space Agency, a part of the European Space Agency. The Falcon 9 Block 5 Booster B1052-3 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) and a few minutes later perform a boostback burn to return to land and touchdown on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1).

Need to know more information? Check out our Prelaunch Preview -

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:15 - Prelaunch Preview
00:09:40 - Q&A
00:19:00 - SpaceX Stream Starts
00:20:35 - More Q&A
00:25:05 - T minus 6 minutes
00:30:10 - T minus 1 minute
00:31:10 - Lift Off!
00:33:32 - MECO / Stage Sep
00:38:33 - Landing Burn / SECO
00:40:45 - Q&A / Coast Phase
01:26:30 - SES-2 / Deploy
01:32:00 - Q&A

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[solotrotrotro]

The 2 scrubs were worth every penny!!! we were presented with one of the most spectacular tracking images to date.

[paulashwin]

Screw efficiency, launch all to the south for content!

[nickmudd]

Seeing the 1st stage coast, separate, turn around, and come INSANE

[explosivejoe]

Awesome stuff, even though SpaceX has been landing their boosters for a while now, it never gets old.

[HenrikSkov-DK]

Everyone at T+00:02:03 33:16 😲😲😲😲😲😲
That shot is AMAZING.... They should do it at this time every time. Looks sooo good 😀

[caonabo]

Hey Tim Dodd, consider doing a video about spacecraft tracking cameras, transmision of images, etc. It would be very interrsting

[docbailey]

I live Oceanside at Jensen Beach and clearly saw stage separation along with two out of the three burns as the first stage returned. It was truly mind-blowing!!!

[michaelsutherland]

SpaceX's greatest achievement with Falcon will be to make landing a rocket boring. They haven't accomplished it yet!

[narq]

Wow, I've never seen such a clear shot of a rocket that late in the launch! The stage separation was such an amazing visual! Just.... wow. I have a feeling I won't be the only one rewatching this several times.

[Kelzatron-]

Lol. Pick your jaw up off the floor. Yes, amazing views!

[Xander]

35:58 you can see a mouse on the booster clear as day. Slow it down, and frame by frame.

[SolomanTiger]

Extremely excited about the 1/100 scale rockets. I won't be able to buy them all at once but I know exactly what to tell everyone for gift lists.

[andyfell]

SpaceX owns the rocket world in my view but watching this they now own the world of providing the most amazing video footage of their launches, the landing of stage one, fairing separation, tracking the whole works. what footage. blown away totally amazing to watch.

[kortneyjohnson]

Get your buddy Jami to release the full tracking video. I know permission has to be obtained, but as with most things, it is about who you know. And you know Elon and Jami, the queen of video

[TJ-W]

It looked pretty cool from Spring Hill, Florida too. Saw the re-entry burn while I was driving down the street. Pretty cool.

[ryeb_]

It really be like "Oh hey our rocket is back" simply amazing!

[skelitalmisfit]

That is by far the best tracking shot i have ever seen. Incredible!

[robinhilliard]

They're going to put Trevor out of a job, that was like an animated version of his calendar shots - wow.

[timyarrow]

Never in my life have I scene tracking shots showing so much detail and amazingness. Astounded.

[bertblankenstein]

It was cool when one of the rocket providers incorporated the "pointy end up, flamy end down" checklist item some time ago.