Reference the WB-57 filming the booster landing, lin’ below is information on the Falcon 900EX tracking the Starship landing.
Information from yesterday’s wash-up is that the booster landed on its precise aim point - which is why there is now talk of trying to catch it next time - whilst the Starship landed 8km from its aim point. Which isn5 bad considering the amount of damage to the flap.
So, about this.
I was tipped off that VH-MXJ (an Australian Falcon 900EX) had something to do with Flt 4.
I overlaid its flight path with the debris/keepout areas and it matches up. They were watching it reenter and *MAY* have got some footage
As you can see in this image, VH-MXJ's flight path directly enters the keep-out zone, which means that it must've been related to SpaceX. There is not many ADS-B pings, as you'd expect out in the ocean; still, there may have been a case for the transponder to be left on standby.
This would be similar to the recovery vessel Go America in the Gulf, which appeared to have disabled its transponder for a while likely to prevent other boats from reaching the booster in time.
As for the plane: the Falcon 900EX can go pretty high, like FL509/50,900ft. This would be ideal for imagery and observation of the ship.
As you can see from the most recent image of the specific aircraft, it does not have any specific imaging hardware and/or hardpoints for mounting. I still think they were able to get some decent media "out the window".
