The rocket launched just after 6 pm from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. SpaceX says the mission launched 23 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit.
Conditions were just right Monday night for a California SpaceX rocket launch to leave many in St. George asking what they were seeing in the sky.
A SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California could be seen from across the state, which prompted concern from some who were unaware of the project.