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PHOTOS: That strange light in the sky was SpaceX rocket deploying satellites

That strange light you saw in the sky Saturday evening was not a meteor or a UFO, but a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deploying 52 Starlink satellites. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral just after 7:30 p.m. and the lower part of the craft later landed on a "drone ship" in the ocean off the South Carolina coast.

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SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Maggie Grumbine
 SpaceX Rocket Falcon 9 Rocket seen above Kings DominionPhoto by: Jeff Boi Falcon 9 Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Erin Hays Falcon 9 Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Michael Kinney Falcon 9 Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Bo Ferguson in Petersburg Falcon 9 Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Derek in Larimer in Mechanicsville Falcon 9 Rocket Falcon 9 RocketPhoto by: Ashley Nixon in Dillwyn rocket1200.jpg Photo by: Provided to WTVR Screen Shot 2022-09-24 at 9.09.33 PM.png The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:32 p.m. Saturday.Photo by: SpaceX Strange Light Photo by: WTVR

PHOTOS: That strange light in the sky was SpaceX rocket deploying satellites

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Falcon 9 RocketMaggie Grumbine
Falcon 9 Rocket seen above Kings DominionJeff Boi
Falcon 9 RocketErin Hays
Falcon 9 RocketMichael Kinney
Falcon 9 RocketBo Ferguson in Petersburg
Falcon 9 RocketDerek in Larimer in Mechanicsville
Falcon 9 RocketAshley Nixon in Dillwyn
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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:32 p.m. Saturday.SpaceX
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