It was an early morning wakeup call for some people on the Central Coast.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The 12:19 a.m. Thursday launch included a payload of 47 Starlink satellites. They are small communications satellites intended to help provide internet service to underserved parts of the world.
The reusable first stage booster successfully landed on a drone barge off the coast of Baja California. It’s the 13th SpaceX Falcon 9 launch this year from Vandenberg.
