The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from ...
In short, the rocket launches far away, in California. but it goes so high that we can see it in Arizona. And when we see it, it's not in the shadow of nightfall, even though Arizona is. The "glow" is ...
The rocket launched just after 6 pm from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. SpaceX says the mission launched 23 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit.
Starlink satellites are visible from Earth ... On clear nights, you may spot these satellites as they streak across the sky, resembling a string of bright, evenly spaced lights.