Anduril's Global Network of 400 Telescopes Captures Spectacular Spiral Plume from Falcon Heavy Viasat 3-F3 Launch
Anduril's worldwide network of 400 telescopes has captured stunning imagery of a spiral-shaped exhaust plume produced during the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of the Viasat 3-F3 satellite. The phenomenon was generated by the rocket's second stage during a routine thrust maneuver and represents a normal part of standard launch procedures.
Highlights
- Anduril's global network of 400 telescopes captured spiral exhaust plume imagery from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Viasat 3-F3 launch mission.
- The spiral plume was generated by the Falcon Heavy second stage during a routine thrust maneuver and is confirmed as a normal part of standard launch procedures.
- Anduril's 400-telescope distributed monitoring system supports Space Domain Awareness, including satellite launch tracking, debris monitoring, and orbital safety assessment.
- Viasat 3-F3 is a next-generation high-throughput communications satellite successfully delivered to orbit by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy heavy-lift rocket.
- The event highlights Anduril's growing capabilities in real-time tracking of space activities across low Earth orbit and beyond.
Anduril's worldwide monitoring network of 400 telescopes has captured a breathtaking space spectacle: a dramatic spiral-shaped exhaust plume created when the second stage of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket performed a routine thrust maneuver during the Viasat 3-F3 satellite launch mission.
Spiral Plume Is a Normal Launch Phenomenon
The spiral-shaped plume observed in the footage was formed when the Falcon Heavy's second stage executed a standard thrust ignition maneuver. According to aerospace experts, this type of spiral plume falls entirely within normal rocket launch operations and is part of the standard procedure for successfully placing Viasat's latest-generation satellite into orbit.
Anduril's Global Telescope Monitoring Network
Anduril's network of 400 telescopes deployed across the globe demonstrates the company's formidable capabilities in the field of Space Domain Awareness (SDA). This distributed monitoring system can track a wide range of space activities in real time across low Earth orbit and beyond, providing critical data support for satellite launch monitoring, space debris tracking, and orbital safety assessment.
About the Viasat 3-F3 Mission
Viasat 3-F3 is Viasat's latest high-throughput communications satellite, successfully delivered to its target orbit aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy heavy-lift rocket. The satellite will further expand Viasat's global broadband satellite communications coverage.
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