Heron&Fox Photo<p>After a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>launch</span></a>, the exhaust, often mostly water, can create a condensation trail, which is twisted by the wind. And when the Sun is just beyond the horizon, it can illuminate these trails high in the atmosphere in fantastic, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/colorful" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>colorful</span></a> ways. This <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/phenomenon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phenomenon</span></a> is sometimes called a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/launchjellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>launchjellyfish</span></a> because the trail can expand in different ways depending on the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/launchvehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>launchvehicle</span></a> and weather conditions, sometimes taking the shape of a giant <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/jellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jellyfish</span></a> in the sky.<br />This trail was created by the a United Launch Alliance <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ULA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DeltaIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeltaIV</span></a> Medium+ with a 5 meter fairing and 4 <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GEM60" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GEM60</span></a> solid rocket boosters <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SRBs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SRBs</span></a>, carrying <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WGS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WGS5</span></a>, the fifth Wideband Global <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Satcom</span></a> satellite for the US <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DoD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DoD</span></a> and international partners.<br /><a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/vapor-trail-of-delta-iv-with-wgs-5-heron-and-fox.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/v</span><span class="invisible">apor-trail-of-delta-iv-with-wgs-5-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>