Southern California residents who were looking up at the skies early Friday were treated to a dazzling display as SpaceX launched 23 satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
AIR7 captured an up-close look of the Starlink Mission launch immediately after takeoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Ventura County.
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara on Friday, which caused even the Bay Area skies to light up.
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