San Diegans spot SpaceX rocket streaking across night sky

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A SpaceX rocket launched in Southern California Tuesday night carrying about two dozen Starlink satellites into space, and some residents across San Diego County were able catch a glimpse of the rocket streaking through the sky.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California at 9:29 p.m. PDT on Tuesday carrying 25 Starlink satellites, a delay from the scheduled 7 p.m. launch.

Next Spaceflight shows the rocket headed south after its launch, crossing the Pacific Ocean, and was seen from some parts of San Diego County even though the sky was mostly dark by then.

The satellites were launched into low-Earth orbit and successfully deployed by 10:32 p.m., SpaceX announced.

Watch the SpaceX Starlink mission replay on X.

The company confirmed that following stage separation, the first stage of the rocket landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

Another rocket launched from the United States and SpaceX on Tuesday. A Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:23 a.m. ET.

Following stage separation of that rocket, the first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX has several more upcoming launches already planned from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 18, April 21, April 25 and April 28.