SpaceX Dazzles SoCal Skies with the Launch of 23 Satellites on a Falcon 9 Rocket

Southern Californians who looked up in the sky early Friday were treated to a breathtaking display as SpaceX used a Falcon 9 rocket to successfully launch 23 satellites into orbit.

As the Starlink Mission took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, AIR7 offered a close-up picture of the launch.

The “twilight effect,” which made the rocket appear to be a jellyfish floating in the atmosphere, was seen by observers.

The first-stage booster used for Friday’s mission made its 23rd flight with this launch.

Residents in the Bay Area could even see the rocket and the lights that accompanied it, and many of them voiced their amazement at this unique sight after a launch from Vandenberg.

During its launch last week, SpaceX’s Starship broke apart, releasing burning debris towards the Caribbean. The business hypothesised that the occurrence may have been caused by a fire.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said preliminary analyses indicate that fuel leakage generated high pressure over the engine firewall, resulting in a fire that ultimately damaged the spaceship.

At a different ceremony last week, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin saw a range of results from the first flight of its massive New Glenn rocket. The rocket launched a test satellite at a significant height above Earth after successfully entering orbit on its first try. But when the booster failed to land on a floating platform in the Atlantic, it was lost.