A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lit up the Southern California sky after a release from Vandenberg House Drive Base Monday night time.
The Falcon 9 rocket, which was once sporting 22 Starlink satellites to low-earth orbit, lifted off the Starlink 7-16 project from House Release Advanced 4 East at 7:28 p.m., in step with SpaceX.
That is the tenth release for the Falcon 9 first degree booster, which has introduced seven different Starlink missions and two missions for the U.S. House Building Company.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket observed moments earlier than release on Mar. 18, 2024. (SpaceX)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket observed over Southern California on Mar. 18, 2024. (KTLA)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket observed over Southern California on Mar. 18, 2024. (KTLA)
Exhaust path from a SpaceX Falcon 9 release on Mar. 18, 2024. (KTLA)
Folks throughout Southern California witnessed the lovely spectacle as a vivid plume lit up the twilight sky, leaving a protracted path of exhaust in its wake.
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The release additionally marks the twenty sixth a success project for SpaceX this 12 months, with 16 of the ones flights together with Starlink payloads, including to Starlink’s “Mega-Constellation” of greater than 5,500 satellites already in orbit.
