LOMPOC, Calif. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink satellites Thursday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, brightening the skies over parts of the western U.S., according to KOLD and KLAS.
Skygazers from California to Texas took to social media to share their photos with the hashtag #SpaceX. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Oceanside, California
Photo by @RichOnOWN, Twitter
2. Tucson, Arizona
Video by @KOLDNews, Twitter
3. Phoenix, Arizona
Photo by @patrickrapps, Instagram
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
Photo by @jphelps2630, Twitter
5. St. George, Utah
Video by @BretBerger, Twitter
6. Phoenix, Arizona
Video by @CityofPhoenixAZ, Twitter
7. Los Angeles, California
Photo by @micshots, Instagram
8. Tucson, Arizona
Photo by @chief.lolas_excellentadventure, Instagram
9. Pismo Beach, California
Photo by @kathygerberphoto, Instagram
10. Indian Wells, California
Photo by @daniel.burr.photography, Instagram