RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A luminous object seen in the sky over central Virginia early Wednesday morning may have looked like an unidentified flying object (UFO) but was actually a SpaceX rocket.
According to SpaceX’s website, at around 4:55 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 20 Starlink satellites were launched into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The rocket flew over central Virginia and was seen by several 8News viewers.
The satellites were launched by the Falcon 9, which is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket, according to SpaceX.
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