It was a spectacular sight.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Central Coast Friday afternoon, lifting 52 small communications satellites into orbit.
The 12:26 p.m. launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was visible throughout the region. The reusable first stage booster successfully landed on a barge in the ocean off of Baja California.
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The launch was one in a series to add to a orbital network of small communications satellites to improve internet service to underserved parts of the world.
