RICHMOND, Va. — A rocket carrying Starlink satellites was spotted in the sky above Central Virginia early Saturday morning.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida just after 5 a.m.
Falcon 9 launches 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida pic.twitter.com/QOwBRtOCEl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025
This latest mission adds 28 more satellites into orbit, according to the company.
CBS 6 Weekends anchor Greg McQuade spotted the rocket in the sky on his way to work.
"This was the sight that I saw coming down Staples Mill Road this morning," McQuade said about a photo he snapped of the rocket.
Angela Morris shared this photo of the stunning display above Mascot in King and Queen County around 5:30 a.m.
Shea Foster from West Point also submitted a photo of the rocket illuminating the early morning sky.
"You had to catch it fast, because it was moving fast up into the sky," McQuade noted.
A second Starlink mission was set to launch 24 more satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday night.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida https://t.co/lWkPbMccan
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 26, 2025
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