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Rocket launched in Florida spotted streaking across Pennsylvania skies

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Updated: 10:39 AM EDT Apr 14, 2026

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch early Tuesday morning at Florida’s Cape Canaveral could be seen in Pennsylvania.WGAL viewers shared photos and videos showing the rocket streaking across the sky. The video above was shot in South Mountain, Franklin County. The rocket was carrying 29 Starlink satellites. Another viewer in Adams County, Kyle Benner, also captured video (see below). Benner said the video was recorded in Fairfield, looking to the southeast. About the SpaceX Falcon 9Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and built by SpaceX.It is made for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket.Its reusability lets SpaceX fly the most expensive parts of the rocket again.This helps reduce the cost of access to space.Falcon 9 by the numbersHEIGHT | 229.6 feetWEIGHT | 1,207,920 poundsDIAMETER | 12 feetPAYLOAD TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT | 50,265 pounds

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch early Tuesday morning at Florida’s Cape Canaveral could be seen in Pennsylvania.

WGAL viewers shared photos and videos showing the rocket streaking across the sky. The video above was shot in South Mountain, Franklin County.

The rocket was carrying 29 Starlink satellites.

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Another viewer in Adams County, Kyle Benner, also captured video (see below). Benner said the video was recorded in Fairfield, looking to the southeast.

About the SpaceX Falcon 9

FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - APRIL 11: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Northrop Grummanâs Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft on a commercial resupply mission (NG-24) to the International Space Station from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., on April 11, 2026. The first stage booster rocket landed back at Landing Zone 40. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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APRIL 11: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Northrop Grummanâs Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft on a commercial resupply mission (NG-24) to the International Space Station from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and built by SpaceX.It is made for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond.Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket.Its reusability lets SpaceX fly the most expensive parts of the rocket again.This helps reduce the cost of access to space.Falcon 9 by the numbers

HEIGHT | 229.6 feet

WEIGHT | 1,207,920 pounds

DIAMETER | 12 feet

PAYLOAD TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT | 50,265 pounds

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 10: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at sunset at Space Launch Complex 40 as preparations continue for the Crew-12 mission February 10, 2026, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission is the twelfth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 5:15 a.m. EST on February 13. (Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad.