A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:06 a.m. EST (1606 GMT) on November 12, 2022 from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying two communications satellites for Intelsat. B-1051 flew its last mission on this flight, as Intelsat paid for an expendable launch, which gives Falcon 9 a bit more boost on its way to space.

This short video captures the view from the Banana River near Port Canaveral. Unfortunately, not long after liftoff, the rocket entered into the clouds and further views were obscured by those clouds at the site where we viewed the launch. This is not terribly uncommon, and it really comes down to luck -- choose the right spot and you can see the rocket flying all the way to staging (at least.) Choose the wrong one and you'll only see it for a few short moments before it is obscured by the ever-present Florida clouds.

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