The streak of the launch from California of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of 20 Starlink satellites is seen above houses and the Purple Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George, Monday. (Submitted photograph, St. George Information)
Estimated learn time: Lower than a minuteST. GEORGE — With its reuse, launches of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from the West Coast might sound routine, however they nonetheless provoke a “What was that?” response whereas streaking throughout the southern Utah sky.Such was the case Monday evening because the launch of a rocket carrying a brand new batch of web satellites for Starlink, which like SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk, launched from California’s Vandenberg Area Drive Base close to Santa Barbara, California, at 8:28 p.m. MDT.Like different current Falcon 9 launches in a southeast trajectory from Vandenberg close to Santa Barbara, California, the launch was not solely seen to these in Southern California but in addition in southern Utah, Nevada and Arizona.Eagle-eyed locals truly had two area treats. On the precise second the launch passed off in California, the Worldwide Area Station could possibly be seen crusing instantly overhead in keeping with information from NASA.Learn the complete article and examine the photograph gallery at St. George Information.×PhotosMost current Southern Utah storiesMore tales you could be concerned about