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View submission: Any idea what this is?
KEEPING SHAPE: It's not subject to winds or atmospheric movements that would change its shape after being propelled from engines or vents, so whatever engine or vent directions it sprayed out from, that's its shape, and once its own pressure/energy has dissipated, then inertia takes over. If you pause the video you can see the outer halo of more diffuse material, but still in the general same shape.
SHAPE: Remember, we are are looking up, but it's also 3D, so what appears to be flat to us is actually a three dimensional shape, so guessing it's true outline/geometry is hard. I'd say there's at least two jets, maybe three, and one might have adjusted attitude/horizontal alignment and pushed the rocket end "downward" hence the upward exhaust from a nozzle/vent on the topside of the rocket. The two distinct plumes might be from smaller stabilizers or from boosters, I don't know what launch this was from, I think someone else in the comments identified it.
Hope that helps!
Comment by MiroslavusMoravicus at 07/07/2024 at 20:21 UTC
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Thank you. This is truly fascinating for me. And what you say seems logical, but I would never figure it out on my own. Thanks for taking time to reply.