When SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from California on Monday evening (February 10), it was another flight that boosted the growing Starlink Internet satellite constellations. But for the terrestrial audience, it was the art of the night sky.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted from Vandenberg Air Force Base flew in Twilight in the evening. The recent light from the sun reflects from the rocket’s exhaust plume, creating an epic effect called “space jellyfish.” Some observers.
While sharing photos and videos for the release of “Absolutely Great!”, Firephotogirl wrote a photographer going on social media site X. The view shows a bright rocket plume above the illuminated pool.
The Falcon 9 rocket has launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4 East Pad. SpaceX’s 18th Falcon 9 release in 2025.
Skywatcher Dima Zeniuk shares a video about the X of the Starlink launch that looked to arc in Los Angeles, and then shows the dramatic moment of gradual separation between Falcon 9’s first stage booster We have created a time lap.
“A spectacular time lapse from SpaceX launch in downtown Los Angeles,” Zeniuk wrote in a video post.
A stunning time lapse of SpaceX launch in downtown Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/aosbbdo8effebruary 8, 2025
SpaceX’s Jellyfish rocket was tested at the Mojave Desert in California, allowing it to even photobob one of the company’s future passengers, a private space station module built by Vast, called the Haven-1. Ta.
“Haven-1 primary structural qualification article on Vast’s Mojave Test site. SpaceX’s Falcon9 lights up the evening sky and lights up the future ride of Haven-1,” a representative from Vast said on social media posts accompanied by the photo. I’m writing this in.
The Vast’s Haven-1 module is a prototype for a commercial space station the company hopes to build in low Earth orbit. The company had put the module into orbit and tapped SpaceX by May 2026.
SpaceX has released a trio of photos from Starlink launch, including one view of the “jellyfish” effect, images of rockets rising towards space, and a long exposure view showing the launch drawing a glorious arc of light . Cloudy sky.
Falcon 9 delivers 23 @Starlink satellites from California into orbit pic.twitter.com/nivjsammzkfebruary 11, 2025
SpaceX is heading towards the high-speed clip at the rocket launch pace. Monday’s rocket launch was the first of two consecutive Starlink missions for the Falcon 9 booster. The second flight, released by Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, delivered 21 Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday (February 11th).
SpaceX currently has around 6.990 Starlink satellites in orbit, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist and satellite tracker who regularly monitors the launch of Starlink.
