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SpaceX Rocket Carrying 24 Satellites Lights up Southern California Sky

The launch expands Starlink’s constellation to over 8,100 active satellites, with the Falcon 9 booster completing its fifth flight and landing successfully on a droneship.

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A SpaceX rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base lit up the misty Southern California sky on Wednesday night. The Starlink mission successfully took off in its 10:05 p.m. window, according to SpaceX, despite the livestream from the launch pad showing thick fog around the launch pad. Once it took off, however, footage from Porter Ranch showed a clear shot of the Falcon 9 rocket streaking high above the San Fernando Valley. A Falcon 9 roc…

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