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SpaceX Launch Startles Millions In North America 12/22/2017

SpaceX Launch Startles Millions In North America 12/22/2017
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Space X Launches 10 satellites simultaneously. The sparcely publicized launch startled and fringed millions of people on North America.

The Space X two-stage Falcon 9 booster lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California tonight (Dec. 22) at 11:27 p.m. EST (8:27 p.m. local California time, 0427 on Dec. 23 GMT), lofting 10 communications satellites for the commercial Iridium Next constellation. This is the fourth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.

You can watch the launch live below and find more information about the mission in our press kit.

SpaceX Falcon-9 Delivered Iridium NEXT Satellite - These Are NOT UFO's - They Are Real Missions

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