SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Launch
October 20, 2026: Space X launched the Bandwagon-5 Rocket at 7:04am which created the Jellyfish phenomenon 2 minutes after liftoff. My zoom lens also captured a smaller Jellyfish around the returning rocket booster after it separated as it started its return to Earth.
Location: Tampa Bay along the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Clearwater Florida
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7:06am: 2 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral
7:07am: 3 minutes after launch.
7:08am: 4 minutes after liftoff.
7:08am: Jellyfish forms.
7:08am: Booster Rocket Separation in the Jellyfish.
7:08am: Jellyfish with Booster Rocket Returning- viewed over Tampa Bay.
7:09am: Returning Booster Rocket created its own Jellyfish Ring.
7:09am: Jellyfish begins to dissipate. Returning Rocket Booster dropping.
7:10am: Bandwagon Rocket in space.
7:10am: 6 minutes after launch. 14 minutes before sunrise.
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