Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 2020-12-10

Launch of the Delta IV heavy carrying the NROL-44 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (finally).

Watch from the top of the trees at the far bottom right. Since this is going to a geosynchronous orbit, the path it takes through the sky is lower than launches to the ISS (the CRS missions) or the Starlink launches, which go into a highly inclined orbit.

Things to watch for:
00:38 Meteor in top middle, just to the right of the Pleiades star cluster
00:47 Booster engine cut-off (slight dimming) followed by booster separation (bright flash).