Santa Clarita residents who spot something unusual in the sky tonight shouldn’t be alarmed; it’s not aliens, just a rocket launch by SpaceX. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, March 16, carrying a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch window opens at 7:37 p.m., with a targeted ...

On Monday around 6 p.m., SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.  As the rocket ascended, it was visible across the skies of Santa Clarita, where many residents took a moment to witness the illuminated trail streaking across the evening sky. Among those who stopped ...

SpaceX announced the scheduled launch of its rocket Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) to deploy more Starlink mini-satellites.   According to SpaceX officials, the Falcon 9 rocket will launch tonight at approximately 7:20 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Santa Barbara, carrying a payload of 22 Starlink mini-satellites.  A comparable mission using the same rocket was ...

SpaceX announced the scheduled launch of its rocket Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) to deploy more Starlink mini-satellites.   The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch tonight at approximately 7:28 PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying a payload of 20 Starlink mini-satellites, according to SpaceX officials.  Earlier this year, SpaceX conducted a similar mission ...

On Thursday, SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, visible in Santa Clarita skies. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday night making it the 19th mission, according to SpaceX officials. The Falcon’s 9 first stage came to earth about 8.5 minutes after ...

Santa Clarita residents were treated to a special sight Wednesday, as a SpaceX rocket carrying a payload of satellites set the sky aglow. Launched from Vandenburg Space Force Base, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 15 Starlink satellites to low earth orbit, according to the mission report. As a part of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s evergrowing portfolio of ventures, Starlink ...

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Air Force Base Sunday night, and residents from Santa Clarita were able to see the rocket in the night sky for a few moments. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket using a previously flown first stage was launched ...