SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).

With patches of blue sky peeking through a mostly overcast sky, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX launched Falcon 9 from California on Thursday to send Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The launch was scheduled for 9:02 p.m. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.