Another SpaceX rocket launch was visible from the Coachella Valley on Tuesday night, with the operation beginning around 8:40 p.m.
The takeoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County was the latest of several recent SpaceX launches that have been visible in the Coachella Valley, giving desert residents a chance to see the rockets streaking across the sky and leaving a vapor trail behind them.
The Falcon 9 launch on Tuesday included 20 Starlink satellites, according to a post on SpaceX’s website. This was the fifth flight for the booster supporting this mission.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: SpaceX rocket launch visible from Southern California desert Tuesday
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