The rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and was seen in the sky across Arizona. The rocket was launched to put 23 new Starlink satellites into low orbit.

SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Monday evening from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

A new batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites are now in orbit after a successful launch from California on Monday (Feb. 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 23 broadband spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:09 p.m. EST (6:09 p.m. local California time; 0209 GMT on Feb. 11).