SpaceX Falcon 9 Inspiration4 Launches 4 Civilians Into Orbit (15 Sep 21)

15 Sep 2021, 08:02:56pm EDT
Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A

The sunlit rocket plume show begins at 2:52 into the video!

15 Sep 2021, 08:02:56PM EDT: SpaceX Falcon 9 Inspiration4 Mission launches 4 civilians into earth orbit for 3 days from Kennedy Space Center, FL. This 4K/UHD video was recorded 12.14 miles from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) using a Panasonic Lumix FZ-2500 at a focal length of 36-1440 mm.

Significant milestones for this launch:
- 126th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket
- 132nd overall launch from pad 39A
- 1st all-private crew launch to orbit
- 1st Crew Dragon fitted with plexiglass "cupola" viewing window, biggest window in space
- Highest orbit of 575 km by a crewed mission since the Shuttle/Hubble repair missions
- 5th orbital flight of a Crew Dragon capsule
- 6th Crew Dragon capsule to carry people
* Facts provided by SpaceX and Spaceflight Now

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