Here we have, as always, the launch highlights from last weeks Atlas V SBIRS launch. It was an early evening launch with spectacular views, as is usually the case for an Atlas V launch. This particular clip is interesting to me in that this being Launch Complex 41, it’s the same one that Cassini, and other Titan III and Titan IV boosters launched from through the late half of the 20th century, the Cassini launch in particular looking very similar to this one. I miss the days of the Titan, but I’ve grown to love the Atlas V. You might too after this clip, especially the few seconds we see of the details of the engine firing.
Enjoy!