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Behold, a rocket launch seen from space

The perspective on this is quite novel.
Screen capture from video posted by Twitter user Dafeng Cao.
Key Takeaways
  • We’ve all seen video footage of rocket launches, but this one is spectacularly different: it was filmed from space.
  • Watch the launch and how small it looks from so-called “God’s view”.
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We’ve all seen several shots of rocket launches from various locations — Cape Canaveral, Houston, Punta Indio, in Argentina, among others. But how many of us have seen such things from space?

Now, you can.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Dd8MBsH2fQ]

China’s Jilin-1 satellite, orbiting 332 miles (535 km) above the Earth, recorded the launching of an OS-X1 suborbital rocket this past weekend. Developed by the private Chinese company OneSpace, the rocket ascended from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. It was a test of its solid fuel boosters, and it’s an incredible shot.

Truly god view, Jilin-1 video satellite shot @OneSpace01 OS-X1 suborbital rocket’s launch at JSLC this noon. pic.twitter.com/KposRHZc4D
— dafeng cao (@dafengcao) September 7, 2018

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