Rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California

AP Published: 2017-12-24 15:34:27
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In this Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, photo shows a Falcon 9 rocket at liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. [Photo: AP/Matt Hartman]

In this Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, photo shows a Falcon 9 rocket at liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. [Photo: AP/Matt Hartman]

In this Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, photo, a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. [Photo: AP/Matt Hartman]

The contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Burbank, Calif., more than 100 miles southeast from its launch site in Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The launch in the setting sun created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California and as far away as Phoenix.[Photo: AP/Jimmy Golen]

The contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Pasadena, Calif., about 150 miles east from its launch site in Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. A reused SpaceX rocket has carried 10 satellites into space from California, leaving behind it a trail of mystery and wonder. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday. It carried the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. [Photo: AP/John Antczak]

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