San Diegans looking skyward Monday night might have caught a glimpse of a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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If light conditions are right, the satellites appear in a train as they parade across the night sky. The satellites are sometimes visible in the first few minutes after sundown and before sunrise when the sun is below the horizon, but the satellites are high enough to reflect direct sunlight.
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