{"id":13670,"date":"2016-12-21T17:47:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T22:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13670"},"modified":"2016-12-21T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T22:51:00","slug":"videos-of-ten-rocket-launches-this-december-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13670","title":{"rendered":"Videos of ten rocket launches this December worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of launches worldwide this month. Here are videos of ten of them:<\/p>\n<p>** Dec.21: Today in French Guiana, <a href=\"http:\/\/ArianeSpace.com\" target=\"_blank\">ArianeSpace<\/a> launched an Ariane V rocket with two commercial communications satellites going to geostationary orbit<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZDq87iynR4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0\u00a0Dec.20: On Wednesday the Japanese space agency <a href=\"http:\/\/global.jaxa.jp\/\">JAXA<\/a> successfully launched a\u00a0small Epsilon rocket with the <em>Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace<\/em> (ERG) science mission\u00a0comprised of &#8220;nine cutting-edge instruments designed to study the Van Allen belts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ur7An-Higqk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec. 18:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ulalaunch.com\" target=\"_blank\">United Launch Alliance<\/a> launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral with the\u00a0EchoStar 19 satellite, which will provide home broadband Internet services.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VkJIL-OzJ-Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec. 15:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/OrbitalATK.com\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital ATK<\/a> air launched a Pegasus rocket from a L-1011 aircraft. The rocket deployed 8 satellites for hurricane studies.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JKMUpi9IP3A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec.11: The Chinese space agency launched a weather satellite on a Long March-3B rocket:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xdGaH4DSEdA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec.9: The Japanese space agency JAXA launched a H-11B rocket with the HTV-6 vehicle carrying cargo to the ISS:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e018fUaHqLE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec 7: United Launch Alliance launched a Delta IV rocket with a USAF communications satellite. (Note the flames around the base of the rocket just at liftoff. This is a standard occurrence with the Delta IV LOX\/Hydrogen engines).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_qOT7DQows?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec.7: The Indian space agency ISRU launched a PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) with the\u00a0 Resource Sat-2A earth observation satellite:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4WvD1sv2RLw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec.5: Arianespace launched a Vega rocket with a Turkish earth observation satellite:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScSqDyEzNcc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Dec.1: The Russian space agency Roscosmos launched a Soyuz rocket with a Progress spacecraft carrying cargo to the ISS. However, out of range of the cameras a problem occurred with the\u00a0upper stage, and the Progress crashed into the ground:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1gVAHYuAQM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of launches worldwide this month. Here are videos of ten of them: ** Dec.21: Today in French Guiana, ArianeSpace launched an Ariane V rocket with two commercial communications satellites going to geostationary orbit **\u00a0\u00a0Dec.20: On Wednesday the Japanese space agency JAXA successfully launched a\u00a0small Epsilon rocket with the Exploration of energization and Radiation in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13670\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos of ten rocket launches this December worldwide<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3yu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17201,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17201","url_meta":{"origin":13670,"position":0},"title":"Videos: Recent rocket launches &#8211; SpaceX Falcon 9, Ariane 5, Russian Soyuz and Rokot","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"** Dec. 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon Resupply Mission (CRS-16) from Cape Canaveral: Falcon 9 successfully lofts CRS-16 Dragon enroute to ISS \u2013 Booster spins out but soft lands in water \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com https:\/\/youtu.be\/3MFo-H44h7Q [ Update 3: Another good view of the booster. 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