Onboard camera view: launch and separation of Sentinel-1A

Cameras mounted on the Soyuz Fregat upper stage that sent Sentinel-1A into space on 3 April 2014 captured this superb footage. It shows liftoff, the various stages in the rocket's ascent and the Sentinel-1A satellite being released from the Fregat upper stage to start its life in orbit around Earth.
The 2.3 tonne satellite lifted off on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST). The first stage separated 118 sec later, followed by the fairing (209 sec), stage 2 (287 sec) and the upper assembly (526 sec). After a 617 sec burn, the Fregat upper stage delivered Sentinel into a Sun-synchronous orbit at 693 km altitude. The satellite separated from the upper stage 23 min 24 sec after liftoff.
Sentinel-1 is the first in the family of satellites for Europe's Copernicus programme. It carries an advanced radar to scan Earth's surface in all weather conditions and regardless of whether it is day or night. This new mission will be used to care for many aspects of our environment, from detecting and tracking oil spills and mapping sea ice to monitoring movement in land surfaces and mapping changes in the way land is used.

[@rohanclassic]

This has to be the most beautiful booster separation.

[@averageperson666]

ESA HEARTED YOUR COMMENT?!

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

The mighty Korolev Cross. Never since has a more impressive stage sep existed.

[@SupBro-ww9go]

Without a doubt

[@DevSolar]

1:58 to 2:08 -- the expansion of the exhaust due to the ever-lower atmospheric pressure. Beautiful.

[@Tubleros]

The booster separation is so epic

[@Batogroto]

Separation booster in Soyuz rocket known as the "Star of Korolev"

[@RokkerBoyy]

Batogroto Korolev's Cross. Star of Korolev isnt a term in common usage anywhere. :)

[@Scy]

RokkerBoyy He probably translated it and didn't know the word for cross. Btw, the third stage ignition before 2nd stage separation is more epic IMO. They use the second stage to light the third stage, so it can't be decoupled before that. Which is why for about 2 seconds, the third stage is lit and the second stage is still attached.

[@KingdaToro]

+Scy That isn't the reason it's done. Whenever you start a rocket engine in space, you first have to accelerate it to push the fuel to the bottom of the tank, as it floats around like anything else. One way of doing this is small thrusters called ullage motors, US rockets have always used these. The Soyuz rocket fires the third stage before shutting down the second stage to keep the fuel under acceleration, eliminating the need for ullage motors.

[@reddevil9554]

You can see sound vapour cones on them too, as they spin.

[@TheAcePilot101]

That separation is so damn symmetric. Beautiful.

[@xphobus]

The Korolev's cross will always remind a great scientist and a hero.

[@pizdamatii5001]

+xphobus and a great visionary as well.

[@skyprop]

agreed!

[@matim.4614]

a scientist, hero and a Gulag prisoner. Comunism is a cancer of society. They have locked him up, idiots!

[@stainlesssteelfox1]

@@matim.4614 Korolev was arrested in 1938 on false charges of sabotage during a witch hunt called the Great Purge, started by the newly risen to power Stalin and carried out by NKVD head, Nicolai Yezhov. Accusing someone was an easy way to get rid of rivals, as they didn't bother with due process. Russia under Stalin has about as much to do with Communism as the Catholic church in the 15th and 16th centuries had to do with Christianity. Korolev was in a gulag for 6 months, and could easily have been executed, but was then retried after Yezhov himself was arrested and a new NKVD head, Beria, and arrested on a lesser charge. He then spent another 8 years in a marginally more comfortable prison, a forced mental labour camp of sorts, where he worked on aircraft design. He was ultimately freed, but the charges weren't fully dropped until 1957. The best thing you can say for Communism is it doesn't work, at least beyond small groups of people, around 150, the maximum of size of group someone can know personally, and treat as a tribe. Theoretically, it could sort of work in a post scarcity society, but since it's supposed to be about everyone getting an equal share of limited resources, that doesn't really fit either. Of course, neither does Capitalism. At least, it works as long as there is competition, though it's hard on the losers, but eventually, in any market, one company will tend to dominate, and have the economic power to supress new companies with better products that could supplant theirs. A perfect example is Boing's continued campaign against SpaceX. A load of op-ed pieces about how reusable rockets aren't economic, or safe or scare cattle and turn milk, pushed out into to the media by a marketing company who has Boing as a client.

[@Sajuuk]

@@stainlesssteelfox1 "Russia under Stalin has about as much to do with Communism as the Catholic church in the 15th and 16th centuries had to do with Christianity." Wrong on both counts. Both are perfect examples of the corrupted extremes to which political and religious organizations can go while still maintaining their core values or ideologies.

[@Thrillrider10]

I have to say, the boosters separating on this rocket is a thing of beauty.

[@rudolfsteihelm3128]

Then think if that booster explode when you on board, still beauty.

[@MultiHotFlash]

That booster separation called The Cross of Korolev.

[@MultiHotFlash]

@@rudolfsteihelm3128 For that matter they have escape launcher with solid boosters, but I am sure that you know about it already.

[@dsofe4879]

Gotta love that booster separation. The soviets really knew how to pull off a show.

[@redjeik]

Not soviets but yeah I agree looks really nifty

[@dsofe4879]

Jacob Kerman I'm pretty sure the soyuz was created by what was then the Soviet Union.

[@redjeik]

United States of Embarrassment Yeah your right there. I thought you meant that the people launching it were soviets.

[@AbleToCum1]

+Jacob Kerman I'm pretty sure Soviets were dismissed at 91 not in 21st century.

[@MartinPereira-qn2mt]

+WhatUwant? that rocket was designed in the 50s and its basically still the same, just upgraded electronics, engines.... but the same overall

[@AbdulHadi-yz2eg]

The first time I watched Korolev cross was an animated one. It was beautiful but I also thought that, “nah, it’s only in animation.” Then I watched the real thing & was speechless by how even more beautiful it is in real life.

[@awesomo9262]

aaaaaaand i need to play KSP again

[@Nemsesis3624]

AwesomO Hahahaha thought exact the same thing. :D

[@MilanBeograd]

hahahahahha the same feeling :D

[@joshdeighton8636]

Making history

[@flirty_thirty]

It never fails. Finally stop playing and someone mentions a rocket and you end up on a 3 day Kerbal bindge.

[@MATVEICH]

AGAIN!!!

[@hichdima]

Wow, this is spectacular! This is what we should focus on, instead of wars.

[@dsdy1205]

The irony is real...

[@mattpenguin3030]

Well, technically, rockets were focused for war when they were first designed, but then, the space race, the rest is history

[@dsdy1205]

Oh dear god, go somewhere else please.

[@kineticdeath]

+Scientific Censorship Committee ... idiot. That is all, I hope you can comprehend that, hope its not too much for you

[@tylerblack9394]

+kineticdeath *digital applause* Truly beautiful Thank you

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Exactly what I was looking for a launch-to-space video. I'm sure there's a hundred others and it might sound silly but this is good to see from both perspectives.

[@killman369547]

beautiful view of the lateral booster seperation and korolev's cross

[@dano247365]

You have to admire the development of the explosive bolt. It's the little things, ya know?

[@MrJeroenreyns]

i find this oddly satisfying to watch the separation of the boosters, especially when they are perfect synced xd

[@jordanhendryx8775]

That formation is called the Korolev cross after Sergei Korolev, the father of Russian(Soviet) rocketry.

[@tysonsmith3571]

Respect man!!! Respect!!! Excellent work!!! Love from India!!!

[@Scy]

Notice how the boosters are white on the upper half during launch, but eventually become black before separation. This is because the upper half contains liquid oxygen (ca -200* C or -300* F) and condensation freezes on the outside. The core also has liquid oxygen, at least in the first and second stages, which shows when it sheds most of the ice during accelleration just seconds after launch. Those tanks are white though, so it's not so obvious. You can see the ice melt on the boosters just after going supersonic, when it is high enough that there isn't enough air humidity to freeze anymore. I rarely see explanations like this on launch videos, so I thought I'd just pop it in here.

[@-ragingpotato-937]

👍Good explanation

[@tylerblack9394]

+Scy This is the first "notice how..." comment without a conspiracy attached to it. Thanks for that.

[@skyprop]

True you got it!

[@politicallycorrectindividu2867]

water doesnt bend bro the earth is flat

[@pauulthefair]

So why doesn't it turn blue????

[@janselkennethtolentino8269]

The booster separation looked like skydivers. Very nice.

[@giampyloscenziatomatto7274]

The most beautiful launch i've ever seen!! Well done!

[@awuma]

Wonderful video. The Semyorka is the DC-3 of ELVs ... still going strong after nearly 60 years. Let's see if Falcon 9 can do the same for re-usable launch vehicles.

[@grandicellichannel]

The "Korolev Cross" is the most beautiful staging in Rockets History, hands down.

[@zuongzi1519]

Its "Korolev", but yes, its so impressive

[@grandicellichannel]

@@zuongzi1519 sorry, my fault for the mispell, may the Chief forgive me!

[@1959Edsel]

The "Korolev cross" looks even more impressive when seen from the upper stage of the rocket. Also, I like the Russian approach to building space rockets. Find a design that works and then stick with it. Here in the US we keep reinventing the wheel, so to speak.

[@TheMasterCylinder]

+1959Edsel Well...our reinvention of the wheel, so to speak, has recently brought you pictures from Pluto and the surface of Mars. And the Russian approach? They haven't had a rocket successfully leave Earth orbit in 19 years.

[@petardqnkov2659]

+TheMasterCylinder Actually Venus Express was launched in 2005. And the rocket that carried New Horizons used russian build engines...good job on the reinvention of the wheel. On more serious note, Russia was cash stripped for last two decades and the priority was commercial launches. The fact that their space industry survived and maintained the ISS is enough.

[@karpcalmari4628]

+TheMasterCylinder Also the Beagle 2 mars lander was launched with Soyuz rocket in 2003. Do a little more research next time buddy.

[@БодяБодин-м6р]

+1959Edsel да, ладно в США тоже делают отличные ракеты.

[@JosephFabian91]

+TheMasterCylinder And the Americans can't launch a man into space right now. Different strokes for different folks.

[@Guitarfollower22]

brb going to try this in KSP

[@honeydew5022]

Guitarfollower22 good luck fam

[@whiplash7400]

its quite easy with the REAL SOLAR SYSTEM, REALISM OVERHAUL AND SOVIET SPACECRAFT mods

[@Phil..._]

You'll never catch me - I'm far more 3 dimensional than you [said the fly to the spider] :)

[@putulbarman1896]

Gg

[@MechanicalEI]

Those 4 boosters separating... such magnificence!

[@petermoygannon698]

the video was cut cause i wanted to see it go all the way uncut for flat earthers now they got a point can we get some uncut all the way up please dam ..

[@megaman1806]

I have been searching a long time for footage like this

[@jrkc9218]

That was beautifully done.

[@vanmarx1171]

Thanks Sentinel for the satellite images, I was able to passed my Remote sensing subject.

[@EuropeanSpaceAgency]

Great job!

[@FionnMarr]

Wow. Everything about this video is amazing. And beautiful.

[@thegobros2876]

Cool

[@26071984g]

One man in 50th make perfect rocket for ever.

[@ARieLvsCutTaRi]

flat eartherswould be pass out after seeing this...

[@jarreddeforge8094]

Muslim Rofiqi No, those retards say it's all fake CGI.

[@ARieLvsCutTaRi]

CGI CGI CGI,, their brain CGI also.. no doubt why they are so stupid.

[@jarreddeforge8094]

Muslim Rofiqi True, we'll said 👏

[@alancrabb]

If you took them to the moon and stood them in the footprints of Neil Armstrong, they would say it was a drug induced emulation.

[@skyprop]

I REALLY like on the Soyuz the retraction of the Launch arms during countdown.

[@BonyBahony]

3:48 why does earth look like an iceplanet? was it so cloudy that day? at 0:38 the sky was not full of clouds. Can anybody show me a video where a rocket flys into space without a cut. I´d love to see the uncut transition from our atmosphere into space. I only saw this in the movie Independence Day 1. PS: of course the earth is a sphere ;)

[@davejfourptnd3642]

enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiqioyneamZiKs

[@Heat4life131]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiqioyneamZiKs

[@jimalbi]

Impressive each time.

[@yianpap6093]

I wonder why...is i because we are programmed to leave this planet at some point?

[@xImBeaST12321x]

programmed, terrible word choice.. and we are honestly going to be extinct before we will achieve any out of solar system voyages.... you, know though? maybe we are programmed to pollute our planet and destroy all natural habitats and force all other animal species to go extinct as well?

[@wesleymccurtain166]

Thank you for sharing this video. I cannot get enough.

[@dhtelevision]

It’s kinda satisfying to see the 4 r7 boosters flip away from the rocket centre

[@greygreenblack]

This is so beaitiful and just so amazing!!!

[@KarlDgo]

This is fuckin' amazing!

[@davidca96]

Damn that part of Earth has a heck of a lot of clouds.

[@ComputingCactus]

That booster sep looks hella violent.

[@arnau1699]

Fuck I love the burning of the first stage of the soyuz

[@diegopusineri472]

Like if you were especting to hear KSP music when the payload separated.

[@Lucky-nl5dy]

tim tum tim titititum tim tam tum tititim tam tum tuum taaam XD

[@igornebov]

"Kevin MacLeod - Science" is that needed on 3:44

[@joepinkston6842]

I love how it's hard to find flat earthers commenting on this video. Yet every video that seems to have a fish eyed lense they run rampant.

[@jornjorn3837]

Because it's pretty obvious by now. You can clearly see it loses it's effect around the 4:20 mark

[@buntwant]

Maybe be round, show me the other side to prove its a sphere

[@thiagoakira658]

Oh my god . Is bealtiful

[@oceandrainer]

Incredible images.

[@CarlosCervilla]

Great vídeo!

[@dmab631995]

Awesome video...love that you split screened it.

[@scotthooper2126]

Im suppose to be doing research for my model rocket i am building in Tech Design class...i think I'm getting a little off topic....whateves

[@vivinvadehra2984]

Scott Hooper best of luck bro!

[@scotthooper2126]

Vivin Vadehra haha thanks. Got 94 on the rocket but the launch didn't go well. My egg survived though :D

[@ryanadams6616]

+Scott Hooper Yet another comment i found posted on my birthday.. has science gone too far?

[@scotthooper2126]

Ryan Adams yes

[@hornetluca]

Wonderful view !!!

[@baseballguy2001]

Just before the boosters separate, the vehicle appears to really accelerate, the clouds below move away much quicker. Is that photography, or does it really speed up at that altitude just before the boosters tumble away?

[@artstsym]

If you look at the bottom right of the onboard camera feed, you can see a post-launch timer, which speeds up over that same period, indicating that they simply fast forwarded this part of the video. Why? Who knows?

[@mohamedmoha8435]

بالفعل شيء رائع للغاية وخصوصا التصوير من الارض

[@SSOB92]

C'est beau le décollage d'une fusée.

[@RyeinGoddard]

That was such a giant section of the Earth with cloud cover. I couldn't see anything on the ground at all.

[@AFGuidesHD]

Can't those boosters hit someones house?

[@Nico_Nico_Knowles]

Hahaha yeah probably but i think they launch it so when it seperates it goes into the sea

[@Scy]

They always launch it into the sea. Even Israel launches retrograde (against earth rotation = more fuel) to make sure boosters land in the mediterranean sea instead of in syria or iran. Also when rockets are launched from California, they are mostly launched to a polar orbit north/south for the same reason. The only exception to water landings would be Russia, who launch far inland in Asia (Kazakhstan), but they have such vast areas that are not inhabited that it's not a problem. The boosters also have parachutes, which makes the descent slower, and allows anyone to move away from the impact if they are at risk.

[@AFGuidesHD]

athox i suppose they could have self destruct instructions too

[@Scy]

***** You want to recover them for reuse.

[@NameNotAlreadyTaken2]

No, the launch site is right next to the beach. It launches out over the ocean, and on a path that doesn't pass over any islands.

[@alphaadhito]

3:07 so thats how the upper stage is ignited while still connected to the core stage?

[@Toma_Sucin]

If you look at the rocket, you'll notice that the upper stage is suspended above the lower stage, this gives room for the engine to ignite

[@alphaadhito]

+Toma Sucin It's a rare sight of Soyuz separation seen from up close. What a beautiful view

[@doodleboi7034]

@@alphaadhito It is to check if the second stage is working.

[@photopawn37]

2:14 Wow I didn't know those things spun around like that.

[@aidanniblock6186]

the lift was so smooth and beautiful color for the flame. question what did you guys add to make that color because that's what I what for my mini satellite that can be launched for 8,000 dollars.

[@annadan2647]

Very impressive, splendid!

[@SixSilverStones]

Soyuz has the best booster separation of any rocket

[@anarkov]

why this esa videos don't have millions of views¿? ,don't understand. Sometimes being european its a shit but esa makes me proud to be european.

[@Ryhor1]

What's here to be proud of? that you are rich and bought a soviet rocket that has been developed in 1966?

[@SargeRho]

Ryhor Salauyou Soyuz is *the* most reliable rocket out there. It's flown hundreds of times, with relatively few accidents. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Also ESA has their own rockets - Ariane 4 and 5, and Vega.

[@Goprof150]

I wish the world would concentrate on space then other stupid shit.

[@ilya1061]

Спасибо ЕКА. Хорошо бы Роскосмос выкладывал видео с бортовых камер.

[@dilliraj1973]

excellent video launch sequence

[@mrlex1974]

until 3:40 u can see water and earth is motionless then all of the sudden earth start spining and u cant see waters and atmosphere becomes much more thicker. Can somebody pls explain me why ???

[@Phil..._]

Mrlex: It'#s because you're very paranoid.. that's why.

[@catdaddyfatstacks7665]

At one point there's barely any clouds, then two seconds later half of the globe is completely covered also. Gotta love these tax frauds

[@demlegaspi]

phil reynolds I TOTALLY AGREE

[@beaconrider]

During the 14 minute gap in the video it moved to a part of the Earth covered by snow and ice. If you want film shot to your specifications, pony up the cost of putting your own cameras on the next launch.

[@bigdoo350]

just imagine those booster falling on someone

[@urlossx5918]

Jase Rudolph I’m pretty sure they land in the ocean, then get recovered

[@salade2760]

@@urlossx5918 no, the crash on land and are not reflyable

[@urlossx5918]

Agressive Parmesan II “I’m pretty sure”

[@fuckyorutube]

Merci aux Français qu'ils ensemble le caméscope à Soyuz.

[@Gofrete1]

Вот-Так tu parle bien français toi! X)!

[@jean-pierrecharpentier2546]

@@Gofrete1 sacré leçon de français de quelqu'un qui sait pas faire la différence entre parler et écrire !!!! ( tu parles sans s en plus.....)

[@praps4062]

loved the booster seperation

[@nikomo37]

Thank you ESA!

[@DustinH81]

Wow, awesome vid!

[@johnberger9849]

Ok what happened at 2 minutes 30 secs pictures on the left froze didn't match right hand picture wtf .The lack of telemetry is always frustringly lacking to understand height speed etc.These pictures to even an untrained eye are not matching and appear to have been spliced

[@ljdean1956]

+John Berger :I didn't see any major screw-ups. It looked like some editing of the footage on the ground to maybe make it more presentable. Space fakers (Not saying your one) might say something is fishy but what could be hidden in a split second mistiming?

[@BigPuddin]

Copied and pasted from another guy's comment: Eitan Blumin 5 years ago @***** Re: time discrepancies: Google for "General Relativity". Also, the feeds weren't 100% synched. Notice the various "cuts" and "speed-ups" on the left pane. Remember it's an external camera withstanding extreme G forces. The fact that it broadcasts at all is already amazing. If you don't understand something, Google is your friend. Incredulity formed from ignorance isn't a wise way to perceive the world around you.

[@leci7992]

You show ed us how lovely is our earth we must keep it clean and hate wars cuz are destructive, beside its crimes Hope one day all technologies line for constructions ans save our earth and all its humans and it organism

[@petermoygannon698]

if there is no video of uncut well its flat again ...fix it

[@davejfourptnd3642]

here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiqioyneamZiKs

[@jackfroste]

At 4:00 why is the world covered in snow. Is this at the poles? Seems like a very large portion of the globe.

[@marcelinehosenback7039]

Notice how the image turns violate when the craft enters the magnetophere at 2:48 and then turns back to normal... Electro Magnetic Interference in the Ionosphere with the signal I presume.

[@Ilovephilippines802]

where's the stars ??

[@theshepherd4387]

If you look at the planet Earth (cloudy, by the way) with a camera you will never see the stars, because the planet is thousands more bright. Like here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5_NY3V8aL15a5o. The mountains are black because the Sun is much more bright.

[@Ethan-Sailer]

Dang I never realized how much those boosters spin themselves after they are separated

[@deniwahyudi3932]

Mungkin setelah menonton video ini para FE sadar kalau dengan Roket yg kuat (kekuatan sulthan) Atmosfer di ketinggian tertentu masih bisa di tembus, jangan beranggapan semua roket tidak mampu terbang tembus ke luar lapisan atmosfer (kubah kalau bahasa FE) selama kita mau berpikir, mensyukuri akal yg telah di berikan tuhan, asal dengan tujuan baik, jangan ragu... terus kembangkan...Janngan jadi kodok di dalam tempurung.. jadi lah semut di bawah tanah.. magsudnya, jangan menyerah dan cukup hidup itu hanya begini2 saja, berbuatlah dengan segala kemampuan, kesulitan pasti muncul, tapi jalan keluar pasti ada.. semangat....

[@Nodezerow]

Nice video !

[@ThomasBarth86]

At 2:37 it seems like the protection of the payload is separated. Is the satellite designed to withstand the friction (I don't think so) or do I get something wrong here? Because after that, the 2nd and 3rd stage are separated and it looks like there is still some kind of atmosphere (or is this exhaust gas?)

[@ripley2075]

They must be out of the atmosphere enough for the it to not matter anymore, there would be no reason to decouple the fairings early

[@AdaptorLive]

Amazing!

[@nischalbasnet241]

earth cannot be this small.....

[@thecaptain5026]

Diameter of earth is 12.742 km

[@MrLukasboys]

It is not small, the thing is just high up and travelling fast.

[@MikeS7]

have you not ever walked away from something in your whole life or did your parents drop you on your head?

[@thecaptain5026]

***** What, the shape of the planet? :P xD

[@thecaptain5026]

***** Ok I was afraid you were a flat earth believer.

[@cristinayapura7118]

GENIAL

[@who9242]

So amazing

[@TheRealDragonblood45]

LOOK A CURVE!

[@ArielGranMusicRelax]

Its a fake the heaven .. the clouds everything differents colours.. the aure in the propultion , etc.

[@RyuHayabusa09]

Onboard camera view of Sentinel-1A's Launch and Separation

[@TwoonyHorned]

03:56 a VIP is childishly making some noise down there, wanting to attract attention.

[@alejandrocristopherdejesus6865]

impresionante y fascinante lanzamiento espacial.

[@skaynet22]

Sip, tambien lo llamaria epico

[@alejandrocristopherdejesus6865]

muy acertada opinión,sobre este evento tecnológico espacial.

[@M3xVerstappen1]

That earth sure Is clowdy

[@rollthelosingdice]

So what ice planet is at the 4:00 mark? Hoth?

[@2manyIce]

rollthelosingdice Ever heard of clouds?

[@catdaddyfatstacks7665]

2manyIce literally just moments before that there were hardly any clouds in the sky haha. Can you say tax fraud. In America they get 53 million dollars a day for even shittier cgi than this

[@2manyIce]

Fat daddy Cat stax Actually you can see clouds all over the place. But you surely noticed that clouds tend to be rather unfairly distrubuted. And the cut in the video. You did watch the video, didn't you? You aren't just some troll, who wants someone to talk to?

[@catdaddyfatstacks7665]

No I just click on videos and guess there are clouds smh come on dude use your brain, you think an entire hemisphere could be blanketed with clouds?! It's called critical thinking

[@2manyIce]

Fat daddy Cat stax Maybe you are right. Tell me more.

[@soumayghosh7862]

Hmm....

[@ingloable]

This just makes me want to play kerbal more

[@camerondoesthings2261]

Yea same

[@kaihG]

+ingloable that is exactly why I'm here!

[@vehuelste]

What happened to the video at 1:58?

[@cindymoon9609]

Fake!

[@JustinTurdoCastro420]

And right at the end of the video the curve on the earth goes back to normal. Seems like the camera wasn't in the optimal position to give the earth it's curve 4:25

[@beaconrider]

None of this was done in an attempt to prove to you the world is round. No one cares what you think.

[@حيدررياض-و5ع]

هناك ثلاثين كوكب وشمس بين شمسنا والشمس الاخر مسير ثلاثين الف عام ان حسبت المسافه بلطيران بعني مركبه سريعه تصبح المسافه اقل ؟؟؟

[@DJordydj]

And there's people still thinking the Earth is flat...

[@wurghargh]

awesome footage, what happens with the empty boosters now? they just fall into the ocean? have parachutes and get picked up afterwards?

[@ljdean1956]

+Olli Queck :Not in the case of the Soyuz launcher. It's an expendable system coming in a variety of configurations and operated for well over half a century. When launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan, the boosters drop on uninhabited land downrange. When launched from Kourou French Gianna as this one was, they fall into the Atlantic ocean.

[@Lucky-nl5dy]

in the early days i thought those stages were parachuted back to earth but now i just realized that they are just disposable

[@joeruggia]

fancy camera trix

[@leemday5731]

I dream of a world where we just send rockets. to the stars instead of pointing them at each other .

[@petertrast]

Where are the flerf deniers? I saw a really good curve...

[@daero1985]

why did they stop the split screen at the end of video?

[@thundfh7047]

too far away because the rocket was in orbit.

[@ChoiceKurniawan]

Fake footage...

[@rogerturner5504]

Anyone know the identity of the lady commentator? Nice voice. Sounds like Sue Lawley though probably not her.

[@negatorxx]

were there multiple cameras mounted to this?