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Navy 'Yahoo' launch at Wallops reportedly followed a sea-skimming path

An on-site observer says the October 1 launch lifted off at 9:33 a.m.; NASA had not confirmed the vehicle's identity.

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An observer at NASA Wallops says the Navy's 'Yahoo' live-fire launch lifted off at 9:33 a.m. on October 1 and flew nearly at sea level. Its path reminded them of a GQM-163A Coyote target, but they said NASA had not confirmed the vehicle. The observer recorded liftoff and says they'll keep posting Wallops updates after moving to Florida, though this was their last launch there in person for a while.

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@EShoreSpacefltFinal countdown, in person anyway: U.S. Navy "Yahoo" live-fire launch from NASA Wallops this morning, plus some news at the end. Liftoff at 9:33 AM after boats took a while to clear the range. The rocket went off almost horizontal, climbed a little, arced over, and ran along nearly at sea level. That sea-skimming profile looks a lot like the Navy's GQM-163A Coyote supersonic target, which has flown from Wallops before for fleet exercises. Vehicle not confirmed by NASA. If it was a Coyote, no word on whether the Road Runner got away. Heard a boom, maybe two, about a minute later. Possibly an intercept downrange, possibly a sonic boom. Day job had me on a work call at launch, so no mirrorless footage. GoPro wide shot plus my wife's phone video (top right), synced to launch audio. Sun right in our faces, so we lost the trail on camera after the arc, but got liftoff and the audio. First of two launches today. We only caught this one. One more thing. Not a farewell, just a heads up: this was my last Wallops launch in person, at least for a while. The family and I are moving back to northern Florida, so no more shoreline or pad and AIC checks from me. Not much else changes. Still working with NSF, and I'll keep posting Wallops launch activity as the notices come out, plus anything we can see. A change of launch site, not a scrub. Bittersweet leaving the Eastern Shore, but I have family here, and I'll probably come back for Neutron. @NASASpaceflight
@NASASpaceflightRT @EShoreSpaceflt: Final countdown, in person anyway: U.S. Navy "Yahoo" live-fire launch from NASA Wallops this morning, plus some news at…
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    @EShoreSpacefltFinal countdown, in person anyway: U.S. Navy "Yahoo" live-fire launch from NASA Wallops this morning, plus some news at the end. Liftoff at 9:33 AM after boats took a while to clear the range. The rocket went off almost horizontal, climbed a little, arced over, and ran along nearly at sea level. That sea-skimming profile looks a lot like the Navy's GQM-163A Coyote supersonic target, which has flown from Wallops before for fleet exercises. Vehicle not confirmed by NASA. If it was a Coyote, no word on whether the Road Runner got away. Heard a boom, maybe two, about a minute later. Possibly an intercept downrange, possibly a sonic boom. Day job had me on a work call at launch, so no mirrorless footage. GoPro wide shot plus my wife's phone video (top right), synced to launch audio. Sun right in our faces, so we lost the trail on camera after the arc, but got liftoff and the audio. First of two launches today. We only caught this one. One more thing. Not a farewell, just a heads up: this was my last Wallops launch in person, at least for a while. The family and I are moving back to northern Florida, so no more shoreline or pad and AIC checks from me. Not much else changes. Still working with NSF, and I'll keep posting Wallops launch activity as the notices come out, plus anything we can see. A change of launch site, not a scrub. Bittersweet leaving the Eastern Shore, but I have family here, and I'll probably come back for Neutron. @NASASpaceflight
    @NASASpaceflightRT @EShoreSpaceflt: Final countdown, in person anyway: U.S. Navy "Yahoo" live-fire launch from NASA Wallops this morning, plus some news at…
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