It was a spectacular sight. A rocket carrying 10 communication satellites was successfully launched from Santa Barbara County early Monday morning.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The 5:37 a.m. launch was visible throughout the region. In fact, some people in Los Angeles reported seeing it.
The rocket deployed 10 Iridum NEXT satellites into a low earth orbit. They are part of a next-generation network of communications satellite. The booster successfully landed on a bard in the Pacific for reuse.
