The company launched 20 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket that can be seen above Southern California.
SAN DIEGO – SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday night.
The company launched 20 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket.
The launch is the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62 and three Starlink missions.
SpaceX’s previous rocket launches were captured flying across San Diego County skies.
The Falcon 9 launch was livestreamed on the company’s X account.
Photos from previous SpaceX launches seen over San Diego
What is Falcon 9?
According to SpaceX, Falcon 9 is a “reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.”
Falcon 9 is considered the world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket.
What is Starlink?
Starlink is “the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more,” according to the service’s website.
The “constellation” of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles.
The satellites connect to antennas that users set up at their homes to provide internet access.
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