Antares Launch 11/17/2018
Watched the Antares rocket blast off from Wallops Island on the Virginia eastern shore this morning at 4:01A.M. Was about 2.1 miles from the rocket this time. Pictures show the ignition sequence every 0.1 second and the lift off for the first few seconds. This is followed by several shots of the rocket headed down range.
First stage - Antares 230 Engines -RD-181 ( Ukraine) Thrust - 86400 lbs Burn Time - 215 seconds
Launched from -Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) pad 0A
Payload - Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-10 3,416 kg
(7,531 lb) Low Earth (ISS)
Pictures taken from 2.15 miles away with a Canon 5D Mark IV camera and Canon 600 mm F4.0L II IS USM lens.
All Pictures - F4, 1/400 sec , ISO 800.
