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Did You See that Light in the Sky, Maryland? Space X Launch Visible Across East Coast
SpaceX said the Falcon 9 carried 29 Starlink satellites and its booster completed a 37th landing on a droneship.
Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The rocket's glowing plume became visible across the East Coast Tuesday morning, with sightings confirmed in Stafford County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland.
SpaceX confirmed the Falcon 9 booster successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, marking the booster's 37th launch and landing.
Resident Mary-Paige Cannon said, "I was out walking in my neighborhood this morning about 5:40 a.m. and saw the strangest thing," while Chesterfield Fire and EMS shared images documenting the event.
While launches from the Space Coast are routine, specific timing and weather conditions occasionally allow rocket plumes to become visible across the East Coast.