Echostar 24 Jupiter 3 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX

At 11:04pm (ET) Friday night, #SpaceX launched a #FalconHeavy rocket, sending the Echostar24 / Jupiter3 payload to space. ~8-mins after launch, the 2 side boosters returned, complete with sonic booms. Wow. Just, wow. Every time I think I'm ready for the sonic booms, I'm never ready for the sonic booms; I end up jumping about 10-feet when they arrive. It's incredible. (📷: 458-sec exposure / me)

Echostar 24 Jupiter 3 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX

Falcon extra-Heavy aka What you get when you accidentally bump your camera and cut 1/2 of the 3rd Falcon Heavy booster out of the frame and you just "flip horizontal" that frame...

Echostar 24 Jupiter 3 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX

🔥🔥🔥: This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, capable of producing 5 million pounds of thrust, launched Friday at 11:04pm (ET) sending the Echostar24 / Jupiter3 satellite on its way to a geosynchronous orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth. These images were captured by sound-activated cameras left near the pad Wednesday, where they endured storms and were triggered Thursday night during the Starlink launch. In other words, I had very low expectations for what I'd find on the memory cards. Because of occasional schedule conflicts I often rely on others to retrieve my gear. For these cameras, Joe Marino checked on my gear Friday and retrieved them earlier today (Saturday). He's great, and his images are always excellent.

Echostar 24 Jupiter 3 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX

🔥🔥🔥: This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, capable of producing 5 million pounds of thrust, launched Friday at 11:04pm (ET) sending the Echostar24 / Jupiter3 satellite on its way to a geosynchronous orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth. These images were captured by sound-activated cameras left near the pad Wednesday, where they endured storms and were triggered Thursday night during the Starlink launch. In other words, I had very low expectations for what I'd find on the memory cards. Because of occasional schedule conflicts I often rely on others to retrieve my gear. For these cameras, Joe Marino checked on my gear Friday and retrieved them earlier today (Saturday). He's great, and his images are always excellent.

Echostar 24 Jupiter 3 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX

🔥🔥🔥: This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, capable of producing 5 million pounds of thrust, launched Friday at 11:04pm (ET) sending the Echostar24 / Jupiter3 satellite on its way to a geosynchronous orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth. These images were captured by sound-activated cameras left near the pad Wednesday, where they endured storms and were triggered Thursday night during the Starlink launch. In other words, I had very low expectations for what I'd find on the memory cards. Because of occasional schedule conflicts I often rely on others to retrieve my gear. For these cameras, Joe Marino checked on my gear Friday and retrieved them earlier today (Saturday). He's great, and his images are always excellent.