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Sonic Booms Expected With SpaceX Rocket Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts into space. On board is a satellite with a climate solutions mission. It's designed to detect methane, a potent planet warming gas.
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A sonic boom could be heard by residents stretching from the Central Coast all the way down to Orange County because of a SpaceX rocket launch today at 3:20 p.m.
SpaceX is set to launch Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part of the European Space Union's Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite mission. The rocket will deploy scientific instruments which will explore “the role that clouds and aerosols play in regulating Earth’s climate.”
The sonic booms are expected when the rocket's first stage or the bottom section that houses the main engines attempts to land back at Vandenberg.
The rocket launch will be live streamed here.
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