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Dramatic Blast Across Southern California Sky: Here's What To Know

Viewers who saw the launch witnessed a red flash across the sky, followed by a long, expansive white plume.

Monday's launch as viewed from Murrieta.
Monday's launch as viewed from Murrieta. (Toni McAllister/Patch)

A wild sky show took place Monday night across Southern California.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Starlink Group 17-35 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:50 p.m.

According to SpaceX, the mission is deploying 25 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service.

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Viewers who saw the launch witnessed a red flash across the sky, followed by a long, expansive white plume.

SpaceX captured the full launch on video. Watch below:

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