Ten days after a SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base lighted up social media, the company plans to launch another rocket.
Ten days ago, Southern Californians stared bemused at the streak of light above Los Angeles at sunset. Was it a UFO? A missile? A space laser? Tonight, you can be the know-it-all who tells them what's happening: Another SpaceX rocket launch is scheduled to light up the night sky. In a statement, SpaceX announced that the private spacecraft manufacturer headquartered in Hawthorne will attempt to launch a 'Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit' at 7:30 p.m.
The launch would be SpaceX's 11th from Vandenberg Space Force Base this year, according to a tweet from the company. Those interested can watch a livestream of the launch on X, formerly Twitter, or simply look to the sky. The sun will set at 7:11 p.m. Thursday, offering a chance at a bright contrail illuminated against a dark sky, much like the one that surprised viewers across the Southwest last week.
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