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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA white light in the night sky drew a lot of attention across South-Central Pennsylvania Tuesday evening. The light, which some WGAL viewers described as “swirling,” was most likely a rocket that launched in South America. You can see video of it in the player above.The rocket was probably the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket which took off at 4:02 p.m. local time from the Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.According to the European Space Agency’s website, the rocket carried and deployed a satellite called the Sentinel-1D which will provide radar vision for the agency. The agency’s website says the satellite will provide imagery for disaster response teams, environmental agencies, climate scientists and others.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

A white light in the night sky drew a lot of attention across South-Central Pennsylvania Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n

The light, which some WGAL viewers described as “swirling,” was most likely a rocket that launched in South America. You can see video of it in the player above.<\/p>\n

The rocket was probably the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket which took off at 4:02 p.m. local time from the Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.<\/p>\n

According to the European Space Agency’s website, the rocket carried and deployed a satellite called the Sentinel-1D which will provide radar vision for the agency. <\/p>\n

The agency’s website says the satellite will provide imagery for disaster response teams, environmental agencies, climate scientists and others. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLight seen from Mount Joy.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLight seen over Hanover.<\/p>\n

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