(FOX 5/KUSI) —SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from California on Monday night, creating a spectacle across San Diego’s skyline.
The rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc around 7:50 p.m., marking another batch of internet satellites added to Elon Musk’s constellation.
Starlink is made up of over 10,000 satellites, and growing, that provide high-speed, low-latency internet to millions of people around the world, all from space.
The latest addition of satellites was planned to launch on Sunday, but the company said “upper-level winds” delayed the launch to Monday.
Those interested in watching history unfold (the constellation of satellites is the largest ever in history) could do so during a live stream of the launch.
But if you were in San Diego, you could also just look up.
Several people sent in photos to FOX 5/KUSI of the glowing, white trail as the rocket launched the satellites into orbit. See images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket above San Diego below.
The rocket visible from Oceanside (FOX 5/KUSI).
Photo from San Marcos (FOX 5/KUSI).
A SpaceX rocket launch over San Diego (FOX 5/KUSI).
A rocket launch visible from San Diego (FOX 5/KUSI).
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