Sea Launch at Sea

Earlier this morning, the Zenit rocket blasted off the converted oil platform floating at the equator. A friend who was on the launch ship sent me this shot. All three stages fired successfully, putting a nuke-hardened Italian SIRCAL satellite into geostationary orbit.

Photos from our tour below. We were close enough to touch this particular rocket as it was being prepped in Long Beach.

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jurvetson says:

Similar perspective as the launch shot:

View from the launch platform:

Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Clear Image says:

What an awesome site...How could you not love them night launches..I never seen one from a converted oil platform or sub before interesting. I bet that platform rumbled with some serious resonance. Thanks for sharing Steve.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mikekingphoto says:

North Korea again?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

zenera says:

leaving earth day ;)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

FleshForm says:

awesome, dude what do you do for a job?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaako says:

Steve's main job is to remain awesome.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

born1945 says:

I'm glad to see this success! Private enterprise at work.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rocketmavericks says:

Think we could borrow the platform for Mavericks? I might need to extend the night waiver a bit!

Di-Nitrogen Tetroxide and Hydrazine? Looks too yellow for metalized composite, and plume is too small for H2-O2? Good thing they have the ocean to washout all the nitric acid in the plume!

Thanks for sharing.

P.S. Oops! Just checked. Rp-1 LOx. Just like North Korea and SpaceX
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE says:

Yheee Baby!!!! One more step !!!!!!!

"Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work".
Elon Musk
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Todd Huffman says:

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gato-gato-gato says:

This is so cool! Very well done!
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pexy says:

such a cool shot!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

thelastminute says:

*would love to see this in person
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

LOOK IT'S G! says:

wicked!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

strange_wax says:

Fantastic images... I bet you were dying to go on that ship too :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Stitch says:

very overpowering, magnifico!

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NYCArthur says:

Very Impressive !!
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jurvetson says:

Wow. I am touched.

This takes the thoughtful, personalized sentiment to a whole new level...
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lol just logged in and saw that... Best "flickr-spam" EVER so far !!! =P
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Bonjour from France Have a nice day Steve ; )
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Captain Interesting says:

Dramatic, stunning ....

Dig it!

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J.DoyonPhotography says:

very cool, I love the second one :)
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schimkent says:

Rocket launches are great. Thank you for posting.
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la gatta sul tetto says:

I love it, since I...work for the manufacturer...

:-)
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