Titusville - We see a Falcon Heavy launch

 

The right vapor trail is on the way up. The right trail is at a higher altitude and farther down range,
above the setting sun so it’s white in color.

It was the first Falcon Heavy launch in several years. It consists of three Falcon rockets tied together. It’s the biggest operational rocket in the world. Today it was used to launch a secret spy satellite into a geosynchronous orbit. It was scheduled for Saturday but it was delayed a day.

The weather was ideal with a full sun and calm winds. It left on time and put on a spectacular show. The sun was near the horizon and it illuminated the vapor trail a deep red. As the rocket reached a higher altitude, the vapor trail was better illuminated and appeared whiter.

Look at the two dots in the upper right corner - that’s the two side boosters coming back to land

In the last photo, you can see the two side boosters returning to Earth for a touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center. The middle rocket will be lost since all of its fuel will be consumed in reaching the high orbit required of a geosynchronous satellite. 

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for news on the Donald Ross bridge. The repair part was due in over the weekend and I’ll call first thing Monday to find out if it came in or not. Delays, delays. We seemed to always have something to keep us from getting to Key West on schedule.