Launch of the Soyuz 2 rocket carrying Glonass-K satellite

Whatch in HD and full-screen, the view in the last half of the video is amazing.

At 06:07 Moscow Time on 26 February 2011, the first GLONASS-K satellite was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLONASS-K

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[TheOldeUltraViolence]

The only things that bug me about this are: 1) Why does the rocket exhaust make the pattern it does? and 2) Why does the exhaust remain so luminous for so long after it's produced?

Now, I'm not implying any extraterrestrial or supernatural causes. I'm just curious and scientifically minded. Hopefully someone with more knowledge on this will read my comment and feel compelled to answer. Thank you for the video by the way.

[maksphoto78]

@TheOldeUltraViolence 1) Probably because of how the nozzles are placed. 2) The exhaust is luminous because it's in direct sunlight. The launch was 6 in the morning, before sunsire.

[Krystova]

I like how it conveniently cuts out at 1:23 and the new object appears. Seems tampered with?..

Ear-Responsible

[maksphoto78]

@Krystova No, it's simply a break in filming. It's still the same rocket exhaust, except that at such high altitude it's in the sunlight. The lanuch was at around 6am local time.

[maksphoto78]

@Krystova Watch the uninterrupted amateur footage watch?v=EQzja1WpZPc

You can see the exhaust fanning out as the rocket reaches the upper atmosphere (and sunlight).

[Lili0000007]

I hate that people are saying that this is somekind of UFO or missile or meteorite

[paterson44]

@waycooltoo shut it twat...

[waycooltoo]

@paterson44 You are on drugs. Get off YouTube...

[paterson44]

@waycooltoo whats this shite reply?

[waycooltoo]

Wow, it just turned into a hot ball of plasma.

[waycooltoo]

@paterson44 I answered your question below. Are you senile? Look for yourself...

[MARSTVCHANNEL]

Expensive fireworks!