A SpaceX rocket lifted off from the Central Coast Monday morning, carrying U.S. government spy satellites into orbit.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:38 a.m. The government didn't release details of the mission, which was known as NROL-48.
However, the payload was intended to be part of a new network created by the National Reconnaissance Agency.
The reusable first-stage booster made a rare landing back at the base instead of on a barge off the West Coast, creating a sonic boom that some people heard in parts of the Tri-Counties.
