PHOTOS: SpaceX Falcon 9 Lights Up SoCal Sky

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, and the sky over Southern California lit up with the bright light.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the SAOCOM 1A and ITASAT 1 satellites, as seen during a long exposure on Oct. 7, 2018, near Santa Barbara, California.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the SAOCOM 1A and ITASAT 1 satellites, as seen on Oct. 7, 2018, near Santa Barbara, California.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, right, separates from the space craft behind the rocket trail after launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the SAOCOM 1A and ITASAT 1 satellites, as seen on Oct. 7, 2018, near Santa Barbara, California. After launching the satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to land on solid ground near the launch site rather than at sea. The satellites will become part of a six-satellite constellation that will work in tandem with an Italian constellation known as COSMO-SkyMed.
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Mark Rogerson
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018.
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Jennifer Flory
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Ventura.
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Jennifer Flory
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 in Ventura.
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Paula Danilczyk
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Newport Beach.
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Bruce Reigner
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Covina.
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Peter Binazeski
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Signal Hill
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Robin Ward
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Upland.
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Courtney And Travis
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018.
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Kristin Odermatt
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Westchester.
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Daniel Barbier
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from San Jacinto.
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Robyn Hernandez
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Apple Valley.
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Roberta Perkins
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018.
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Mayor of LA
View of the sky over Los Angeles during SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch.
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Conan Nolan
View of the sky over Los Angeles during SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch.
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Kirsten Schieler
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James Q.
A view of the SpaceX rocket launch Sunday Oct. 7, 2018 from Lancaster.
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Joel Grover
The SpaceX launch on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, as seen from Hancock Park.
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