The video in this post was shot on that day, during the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink mission 6-52 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

The video opens with a view from the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor. The camera angle provides a clear view of the landscape below, the coastal region of Florida near Kennedy Space Center.

At 00:56, as the rocket ignites and lifts off, the F-22s are seen flying in a protective pattern around the launch area.

As the rocket climbed, the two F-22 Raptors escorted the Falcon 9 going vertical in full afterburner up to an altitude of 18,000 feet, providing a breathtaking and unique aerial perspective.

After reaching this altitude, the two 5th generation stealth jets veered off and flew west towards the 2024 Orlando Air Show.

The footage of the F-22s chasing the Falcon 9 rocket up to Class A Airspace was shot from Captain Samuel “RaZZ” Larson’s cockpit, alongside Safety Officer Sawyer Murray in exclusive for Air Dot Show Tour Youtube channel.

https://theaviationist.com/2024/06/14/f-22-raptors-space-x/