It was a spectacular pre-sunrise sight in the skies above the Tri-Counties.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried a payload of spy satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch happened at 5:29 a.m. Sunday. The mission, known as NROL-145, carried an undisclosed number of small satellites into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
The reusable first-stage booster landed on a barge off the West Coast.
