> One of the news channels stated it was 5 miles away. The official launch > cameras I expect would be closer. Like the ones on the platform looking at the nozzles to see that the engine= s have correctly fired up ... The launch platform that I visited at Kourou the platform cameras were abou= t 10 feet away from the rocket. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .