Video: Starlink Launch and Satellite Train Seen Shortly After Launch

SIMI VALLEY, CA, Aug. 8 (KNN) — The SpaceX launch on Monday night was captured on video in Simi Valley by KeyNews.TV Chief Photojournalist Gabriel Pabon.

Per information from SpaceX regarding the launch, SpaceX said it is targeting Monday, August 7 at 8:57 p.m. PT (03:57 UTC on August 8) for a Falcon 9 launch of 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, additional launch opportunities are available at 10:38 p.m. PT (05:38 UTC on August 8) and 11:28 p.m. PT (06:28 UTC on August 8). Four backup opportunities are also currently available on Tuesday, August 8 starting at 8:32 p.m. PT (03:32 UTC on August 9) until 11:54 p.m. PT (06:54 UTC on August 9).

This is the fifth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SDA-0A and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean, according to SpaceX.

A Starlink satellite train was seen passing over the region shortly after the launch.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN