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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.
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SpaceX Starlink satellite launch seen in sky over Maryland

While some of us were sleeping or just waking up, SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

·Baltimore, United States
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WTVR broke the news in Richmond, United States on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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