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Did you see it?! News 3 viewers catch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking across Hampton Roads skies

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Posted at 9:23 AM, Sep 25, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-25 09:23:30-04

Strange object? UFO? Nope, it was SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Saturday.

Numerous viewers emailed News 3 pictures and video of a bright light moving across the sky Saturday night.

SpaceX launched the rocket around 7:30 p.m. According to the company, it's carrying 52 Starlink satellites to add to its broadband internet network.

According to April Phillips with NASA Langley Research Center, the rocket launched from a Space Force Military Base.