Witnessing Starship Launch at Playa Bagdad, México!
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- On November 18, 2023, SpaceX achieved a remarkable milestone by successfully launching their second Starship rocket, complete with a successful stage separation. My girlfriend and I had the incredible opportunity to witness this launch from the northernmost tip of Playa Bagdad, México. To the best of my knowledge, this spot is as close as one can legally get to a Starship launch. This experience was particularly special to me, as it marked not only our first-ever viewing of a rocket launch but also my first visit to México. As someone who is deeply passionate about space and proudly half Mexican, the significance of this moment is beyond words. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I cherished being a part of this historic event.
Hello future space traveler. This is the rocket that eventually made life multi-planetary. Can you believe it!? So where are you watching from? The Moon or Mars? 😃 
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There's nothing I want more before I die, than to watch the launch live..
They were like 4 miles away !
You should. You have to. Made me feel more human.
@@clems69892.7 miles to be exact. 😉 Which is even closer than the next closest point in the U.S. at Isla Blanca which is 5 miles away. 🙃
Holy moly. with how soon the sound came in, that must have been close, meaning that must have been mind meltingly loud. lord have mercy.
We were 2.7 miles from the launch site in Mexico. The closest in the U.S. is 5 miles at Isla Blanca in South Padre Island. I’m so glad we went there to see the rocket launch. It was worth it.
2.7 miles away and the rocket is still visually longer than the truck. 😂😂
What a view.
@@GATEWAY2MARS…how crowded was the playa?
Sad, I never thought of Playa Bagdad…😕
May I Please Pay Him Reverence? That He So Richly Deserves. If we are serving the same Lord.
"L"ord Lord😊
@@ernestgalvan9037 there will definitely a lot of people but it didn’t feel crowded. Plus the beach is so huge there’s plenty of space. If you see other videos from this location you can see for yourself. I’m so glad I went to this spot. I’m sure Isla Blanca is great but this spot was even better.
Probably the best video of the launch.
Snap crackle and pop. The sound from that launch must have has an insane intensity from that vantage point 😮
Love that sound it's like comfy cozy popcorn popping comfortably
Great video! Man, you don't know how lucky you are. I lived in Florida for a while and got to see all kinds of rocket launches, but none of them compare to this. That thing is a monster!
I have a friend who lives in FL and has seen the Falcon 9 rocket launches for YEARS. I showed him the video and he said he was super jealous. 😂 He shouldn’t be though because this my first time ever seeing a rocket launch!
From the other hemisphere and opposite side of the world, this is the best footage ie seen on youtube, thanks or shairing
Superb footage. Well done!
Thank you. I’ll go a little more prepared next time with better gear to capture it again from Mexico. 😊
@@GATEWAY2MARSI'll watch! 👍 🚀
Imagine your first viewing ever of a rocket launch being the biggest rocket of all time. What an experience.
How many miles from the launch pad was this?
2.7 miles. Closer than the closest point you can view the launch in the U.S. Crazy isn’t it?!
@@user-lu9kv6bd9iwas that straight line, or by roads? At 12 miles even Starship would look tiny
@@PiDsPagePrototypes he said 2.7 miles
Wow!! I timed about 12 seconds from ignition to the sound reaching you so maybe even slightly less than 2.7 miles. It must have been bone rattling!@@GATEWAY2MARS
@@masterquacc my comment was a reply to a comment that appears to have been deleted, by someone saying they measured on Google Earth at 12 miles.
Magnificent the shock diamonds the noise everything !
Thank you! If you watch videos of other small channels like mine, you can count how long it takes to hear the sound. I counted 24 seconds. From the location I was at in Mexico… it’s exactly 12 SECONDS. Gives you a sense of much closer we were compared to those next closest point in the U.S. which is Isla Blanca. CRAZY.
Mexico seems to have the best views
Did you see the size of those mach diamonds at one point it was six diamonds that's an amazing machine. Great recording.
I love the way all the engines work like one massive engine creating massive mach diamonds 💎 😍
not to mention how far out the diamonds go! not efficient should be way less diamonds and not so far away from nozzle, i think thats like 1.5x the length of the ship, when it should be about Quarter to 1/3rd.
mach diamonds are pretty, but they mean the motor is not running at 100% possible thrust for the given atmospheric conditions. A perfectly expanded nozzle will not contain much mach diamonds and deliver the maximum thrust.
This is good news however, because it shows there is still alot of room for improvement and thrust :)
7 shock diamonds 😍
coolest fucking thing ive ever seen, wish i could have viewed it in person
I was only 2.7 miles from the launch site when recording. The next closest point is over in the U.S. Isla Blanca which is 5 miles from the launch site. That’s how close we were.
@@GATEWAY2MARS how hard was it to get into mexico and view the launch? I can't imagine it would be harder to view it there rather than in the us. the fact its 2.7 miles away is crazy, how loud was it?
@@ufloc to my surprise not that difficult. And this was my first time visiting the country. Mind you I did stay one night in the city of Matamoros for convenience. I’m actually thinking of making a video guide on how to watch the rocket launch from México in English. There’s literally only one video like that on RUclips but it’s in Spanish.
@@GATEWAY2MARS that would be great, I'd love to see a launch in mexico but ive never been and also don't know exactly what to do
I’m sure Starship is going to be an insane ride of a lifetime!
I love how it goes from a cool soaring rocket to a star in the sky.
I love how your brain goes from cool soaring thought to a zero in the sky!
In one word EXCELLENT !!!
Thank you sir. You’re a gentleman and a scholar. 🙏🏼 can’t watch to catch the next one from Mexico again.
Pretty good camera work there!
You lucky dog! nice film....wow!
Thank you. Still can't believe I saw a rocket launch for the first time AND it was also my first time ever in México.
Espectacular!!
Great video! Thank you for sharing - just like being there!
Amazing footage dude
Great video!!!
Wow, you guys had an amazing view.
great video
I can't imagine how it felt watching it live from there
Thanks for the upload, great footage!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing Amigo 😊
This is one of the best I've seen
Thank you. Glad you liked it. The next one is gonna be better.
Awesome video and audio, man. Very well done!
Thank you for sharing.
Fab! Thank you!
Wow!
Great video, thanks for sharing
Awesome video. I wonder how much louder it is from Mexico than South Padre Island.
I’m sure it’s louder since it’s closer to the launch site
Hope to witness this beast liftoff one day thanks for the vid
It is undeniably beautiful
900th Like! Your footage is great and I am really glad you shared it! Nice description too! Go SpaceX, go Starship! 🚀😎✌️
Thank you sir. You’re a gentleman and a scholar. I’m very grateful as it is my first video upload. Next time I’ll be more prepared to capture better footage from the Mexico side. Considering doing a video on how to watch Starship from México. Still couldn’t believe how close we were to the launch site compared to the next closest on South Padre Island. 🤯
Awesome job recording!
Very cool! 🤩
That’s awesome 😊
wow that was a beautiful shot, great audio too 🤩
Great video, but I have to disagree on the audio
I think yalls view is better than ours. We visited that spot from the American side the day before launch. People having fun fishing with nets and stuff. Great to see our neighbors enjoying the launch! Its a win for all of mankind. Id have liked to see some crowd shots. Hopefully we see yall at the next one too!
Yalls, cracks me up. My grandfather used to saw worsh his cloths. I was watching videos tonight and said to myself that is so cool Texans can see a launch, normally only East or West coasts. I really hope you guys enjoy it. (notice I did not say yall, not from that area)
You did good at holding your camera steady.
I count five mach diamonds. Amazing how you get mach diamonds from 30 Raptors that each put out their own mach diamonds...Nice angle to view it...I was at the Isla Blanca RV park. Wow!
That’s where I was going to originally but then found out you can view the launch even closer from the Mexican side. Plus I had some amazing tacos…
Very nice indeed!
you got some amazing shots here
Thanks a lot! 🙏🏼
Nicely filmed.
Best view so far
Fun Fact: Kerbal Space Program was made in Mexico too.
Perfectly filmed! Well done! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Many thanks!
@@GATEWAY2MARS Thank you!
I like how you showed the smoke stopping when it reached space 👏🏽👌🏽👍🏽 good camera work!
That's not smoke and that's not when it reached space. That is condensation caused by when the ship goes Supersonic and is going through Max Q.
@@deannelson9565 🤣 true, I saw it again yea it’s too quick to reach space at that time slot, maybe it just hit the firmament lol jk!
This is better than the normal footage
I did a thing with google maps and they were around 3 miles away from the launch pad. I can’t imagine what 16+ million pounds of thrust pounding the air feels like from that close.
Thanks for sharing with the rest of the world King. Cheers from the French alps America.
@@phillipbanes5484
Thanks for the information. 👍
How were your ears after this one? 😂
Nice job, thanks!
Thank you sir. Next time it'll look much better. I'll be prepared. This was a last minute thing so all I had was my iPhone 12 Pro. :)
Fantastic! My family and I saw this launch from Isla Blanca Park. Afterwords I found out about the Playa Bagdad views being much closer and will definitely be taking a trip there myself for launch #3. Great footage!
Thinking about making a video guide on how to watch the launch from Mexico. I still can’t believe how much closer we were to the launch and the fact that it was even legal. 😆
@@user-lu9kv6bd9i correct but when you get there you have to drive along the beach north all the way until you get to the river which is the the rio grande. From that point you are less than 3 miles away from the launch site. Crazy huh?!
@@GATEWAY2MARS do it! I've been researching all day through forums and asking questions on Facebook pages. I believe I finally got it all figured out but a video would be super helpful.
omg this view is amazing... is it easy to get to that spot? was it super crowded? we were on south padre island to watch, and it was amazing, but I would love to give this view a go!
congrats on your first rocket :) are you hooked now? :D
Wow you got the best video I've seen
I didn't read the title and was looking at the water waiting for nessy to pop out 🤣
Oh nessy was popping out but not from the water. 😳 🤣
You had a gods eye view
Awesome tracking! Hopefully you’re able to record and post more of these. Thank you for this.
That’s exactly what I plan on doing. Will have better equipment for my iPhone by then. And of course I plan on seeing the launch again from the Mexico side. 😊
That would be awesome. What would be really cool is if you could find a way to get really good audio! Most mics that have recorded this just seem to get overloaded, including this video by the sound of it. Maybe a mic that can handle very high volume?
It's called Playa Bagdad? i found this place on google Earth before starship 1 launch.... and thought How could I get there! right at the end of the tiny Rio Grand!!! I love Mexico.... was there for 6 months in '91 Mainly Santa Cruz Nayarit.
Been thinking of making a video on how I got there and how I prepared for the launch. Almost like a guide video. Surprisingly there’s only video like this in Spanish. I’m gonna do it in English and hope it’ll add some value. Especially coming from someone who’s Mexican American. 😊
Looks fantastic. Rocket launches are one of the few events where vertical video gets more content, did you go hand held or a tripod? Sound arriving so soon!
I had a little tripod hold the phone while I held the tripod. 🙃 Next time I’m going with better gear for my iPhone. Even going to get a high end lens specifically made for iPhone. 😊
@@GATEWAY2MARS Most of the add-on lenses for phones, especially the telephoto ones, are rather poor quality. If you shade the front element of the add-on with a mini matte-box, so there's no light coming in from the sides, you'll keep more contrast :)
-was thinking the same. I get so tired of vertical videos, but totally appropriate here.
Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing. I’m determined to travel from Australia to see the next launch. History in the making. Was it hard to get your position to film this?😊
Personally it was not difficult. I stayed the night in MX because I knew the launch would be at 7 am and didn’t know how long or how much of a hassle it would be to cross the border. Planning on doing a video of my experience getting to this location and maybe even a video guide on how to get there since there’s literally 0 content on this except for 1 video in Spanish. Crazy.
thqt would be great for people travelling like myself. cheers mate@@GATEWAY2MARS
Damn thanks for sharing, do you always?
Would have been nice to see the crowd from the Mexico side…
Sem palavras es um verdadeiro milagre dentre milhares que virão
Dude that thing went right over your head.
That flame is rather rediculous
Was there a lot of people? Is it safe? Where do you watch it from in Mexico?
I expected amateur photography. That was really good.
Starship huh? Interesting.
Better view than I got at boca Chica
Oh my god button 🔘
NICE! Thanks for posting - for sure a "bucket list" experience... Cheers from Seattle! 🍻
How could you stop recording before sep? OMG. Thanks anyway. Good job and sound. No RUD too😢
how was the feeling in the area? Given that this viewing area is not in a populated area, it seems to me to have a bit more of a festival feeling, is that accurate? Did any people stay there over night? I want to recall seeing a tent or two. Was it border guards on the other side of the mouth?
Si, fly.
Why is the chemistry / physics behind that cloud it is producing and why is this not from the start on and why is this stopping at this height?
que es la luz que se ve en el cielo cuando recien despega?
Do you know when they are planing make the next launch?
Nice video. Shock diamonds look cool. Too bad it blew up.
He should have named the starship the BAR (big ass rocket) and then he could have said you would be able to pass the bar if you make a rocket
Fucking genius
Nice pan job
Awww, it cut out before the booster exploded, great capture otherwise.
It was about as exciting as hyperloop...
Does it sounds like giant flare to you? The closer to rocket it sound more like tearing like sound while farther away like staccato of extremely loud pops and bangs. Does your ears ring after or just get sore?
Great question. Even though we were 2.7 miles away from the launch site… surprisingly enough it did not hurt my ears. Nor was it uncomfortable. Obviously it’s loud but you are in an open space next to the ocean. Also it seems like their new water deluge systems helps dampen the sound when first launching off of the launch pad.
Yes acoustic energy is enormous. I would compare to around at least multiple firecracker going off each having up to a least 50kg of pure flash powder which is extremely loud. Think about m-80 how loud it is having only 3g of flash powder.
So did it make it across the border or not?
Watching this video makes me think how insane humanity is actually.... creating a machine that can leave the earth's atmosphere and fly to other planets...
THIS! ☝🏼 👏🏼
How loud was it? Could you watch it without ear plugs in?
It was loud but not so loud I needed earplugs although I did bring them just in case. 😊
Um, I need to be at this location for a launch. Where is this??
Plus you’ll discover how different and superior the tacos are in Mexico. 🤯
Is that the border patrol across the water? Was there a huge presence of them considering how close the facility is to Mexico?
I only saw one or two trucks of the border patrol at most. At least from what I could see. Lucky them though. I’d probably take that job just so I can see all the work being done at Starbase
pretty fucking epic that the path to the stars is next to Mexico
Mexico
that fuels american profit
Was it loud?
Yes it was but not so much that it was uncomfortable. Which is surprising.
If I was a rapper from Iraq, my stage name would be "Playa' Bagdad". 😂
🥁 💥 👀 🤣
Oh.......you stopped the video and I wanted to see how small it went. 😮🤭
Yeah... I was in the moment and barely even know how to react since it was my first time seeing a rocket launch. Huge respect to people who actually dedicate themselves to this and capture some undeniably beautiful footage.
If it is in Mexico why he keeps saying Oh! My God, Oh! My God, if he says "Aí bá" ( there it goes ). Why not: Diós mio! Diós mio!
Believe it or not people speak English in mexico sometimes
Mach Diamonds
Well we can put an Abrams tank on the moon now that's cool I geuss 😂😂😂😂