Aerial view of the STS-5 launch from a T-38 chase aircraft

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mal73 on November 14th, 2023 at 15:58 UTC »

Did it make a slight turn going up or is the wind moving the exhaust smoke?

Spartan2470 on November 14th, 2023 at 16:15 UTC »

Here is a higher quality (5561 x 5561) version of this image. Here is the source. According to here:

STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.

CharonNixHydra on November 14th, 2023 at 16:50 UTC »

That T-38 better speed up otherwise it will be a very short chase....