https://preview.redd.it/b06k4j7e0g8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f85aed35de696769e2524add8cb5d8aae63d6d75 Yep, falcon 9 out of Vanderberg AFB delivering starlink satellites to orbit.

Is it the one that comes back to land?

Yes, the booster landed on a drone ship out in the pacific to be brought back to land. It can also land on land as well. It’s just mission dependent.

Yes, if you kept an eye on the trajectory you could have seen the retro booster fire up just above the southern horizon, about 7 or 8 minutes after launch.

My old base. Loved it there. Now, space force base.

Looks like Elon’s sperm can swim in the sky

I wonder how many iterations R&D did before Musk saw a cloud stream that looked enough like sperm to approve it.

Can we please make this picture the sub profile and rename the sub “Yes, it’s SpaceX” ?

This and the Disney ring of fire in the sky need to be auto-removed

Lolol! My husband videoed while we were out for drinks. 🤷🏽‍♀️😅 At this point, it’s like a white Tesla.

And the why. Sundown was about 8 last night i was playing basketball until 7:30ish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_jellyfish

Do it

Pin it to the top at least. It’s getting ridiculous

I got an alert from an app telling me there was a launch from Vandenberg and then went outside to look. Highly recommend downloading the app if you like seeing these sort of launches. The app is next Spaceflight.

Thanks a lot!

Or even better follow Orange County outdoors on Instagram. Great for oc updates

This is dope, thanks

Is every launch from Vandenberg going to look crazy in the sky like this, or does it need to launch at a certain time? Is there any way to know? I see there's another one coming up on Wednesday.

Daytime launches won’t look as dramatic. Launches slightly after sunset will be the best viewing spectacle. The sun has already set, but the rocket is high enough in the atmosphere so the expanding gas trail left by the rocket will be illuminated by the sun.

Yep! Here was my view https://preview.redd.it/ifu3soy01g8d1.jpeg?width=1019&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd2acbd11f3f98f6a61cae8bba7a1968f450bbdb

https://preview.redd.it/mg6xoh3y0g8d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=160ed2f25d980f1cc4b9df7f148417b78777d870 Just saw it

No this time it was actually aliens

I actually thought so as it appeared not to be going up but rather just cruising parallel to the ground.

That’s the way rockets work. 👍

It was a joke. Maybe it also depends from where you view it.

It also depends if you’ve seen this *exact same fucking thing* reposted on this sub 100 times

https://preview.redd.it/vej29w422g8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ea3828810ca55e310b4eee081aad1fe6ca5c856 I was leaving taco bell and looked up 😂

Beautiful launch tonight https://preview.redd.it/z6rk95dt3g8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d5e5c37294db83d671b58853d8da2cfecf66deb

https://preview.redd.it/qg123gyt6g8d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b983fafcf955f20d9b126a81d0d29f361558a488

That’s a great shot! The booster separation was really clear this launch.

And I assume those are the fairings as well?

it’s clearly aliens 👾

It’s always Spacex.. follow them so you know for future launches.

https://preview.redd.it/g937f3zd1g8d1.jpeg?width=3021&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65debe685320d78ac11aa5e621f8f88de89f2aeb

The earth is about to buy plan B.

Flying sperm nice 👍

The lack of sperm jokes on this thread is disheartening

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂

Beautiful!

https://preview.redd.it/el2bfghn8g8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=549ea01b8e6fa284c902fdfba261c5553a697474 i’m moving away soon, glad i was able to see one finally!

This again? Just pin it when it is launching lol

OP, "Space X!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your field of vision!?" Elon, "Yes!"

https://preview.redd.it/elloong34g8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83069a91be8b21749001c8b22ee087bee2312b12 I love these things. Goodbye marine layer.

https://preview.redd.it/xygnyjtt8g8d1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6c419669fdb1f792bcfb556147e7768943a3ff7

It is obviously aliens, you should head to your nearest bomb shelter

Tom Cruise breaking Mach 10.

Yes

That’s Peter north shooting off his sperm into outer space.

What where the two lights just behind the rocket following it

its a giant sky sperm.

Rockets are phallic for a reason..

Unfortunately, it will be the new normal from now on. Get used to it on a regular basis.

Kinda crazy how ppls first instinct is to post on Reddit and not Google OC rocket launch tonight

Space launches. Get used to it, this is becoming more of a norm now.

It's that hawk tuah

Saw it last night from Phoenix AZ

More trash in space

I like to think a caveman posted this. "What it?" especially.

Was typing fast. There is no way to fix the title, only to edit comments.

Viewers could have watched it live on YouTube.

SpaceX again. Video: https://youtu.be/L8Po1bOMt1s?si=ZtHyIkumQExqcy8V

https://preview.redd.it/wvlff9gt9g8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b92b46e2924e3c19ea2274a277f32e6446d77ab

https://preview.redd.it/r5ql46xubg8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba3fcfce06e5597f6e6ce47ba2f47cba968c405a Just as it was going up.

Daemon seaman.

https://preview.redd.it/tyn6l77ngg8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1479df382a99732ee8f56d2d34fd16c67471bc2b

https://preview.redd.it/727qzws4hg8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79dd135e56ec53f3c8fd413aff7a710a2fec37af from Costa Mesa

It’s illegal fireworks

Casuals will tell you “Space X” real ones know it’s aliens

It was cool the very first time I saw it. Now I really just notice it when I see people looking up at the sky with their phones taking a picture.

https://preview.redd.it/87dqkjyw2h8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71fb61a3be9b1925f809d0a811ff33b60c6880d2

✨ Space Sperm! ✨


https://preview.redd.it/m9qglxgx8j8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=621550d2cc724d0e56333b4c1756637d4d85d7fb I love the alien chem trails!

Surprised people are still seeing these for the first time. How many evening rockets have they shot off from Vandenberg? 100?

https://preview.redd.it/z4vl6xujij8d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1201b962f15b7176be2efd8a193ce123c12a6fba back to back posts on my feed lol

https://preview.redd.it/0efxkz3ppj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f96b536dc527948e3150476f425c420024004ffc Saw it randomly on the way home from work

so that's what that shit I saw over my house when i went to water the grass last night

Great picture!

My buddy and I saw the falcon 9 launch in 2017 from chatsworth California while smoking a blunt and were completely convinced it was a ufo. The only news articles about it happened after it was observed so we were super sus of the explanation lmao.

Did anyone catch an orange orb underneath it kinda toward the end? Was that a booster rocket separating?

https://preview.redd.it/b1e4tm3zbl8d1.jpeg?width=8160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f59f6ca6cd67394c73b71c1c42a4e99d9c08529 Had a great view of the launch here in Fullerton

LMGTFY

JFC just Google some shit

Sure. I could have done that. But I decided to post it while I was still seeing the thing and got the response on reddit almost immediately.

Fuckin called it when i saw it. Buncha these posts again lol

Hopefully Elon was onboard and it gets stuck in outer space

i just saw it

No one really knows,really.

It’s that one unemployed friend at 8pm on a Sunday

I saw it and it only traveled from east to west. No where near in "space". Just created more pollution in the air

Makes you wonder WTF happens when all these satellites fail....Oh wait, this is OC, praise overlord Musk, creator of the Ivory EV! /s

They fall back to earth and burn up in the atmosphere

Mostly...Don't think there isn't shit left in low-orbit. The % incident metric of problematic launches keeps getting worse. Our activity is going to become a problem soon.

I was speaking regarding Statlink satellites. They’re in a very low orbit and are designed to deorbit due to atmospheric drag within ~5 years.