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Mysterious Light Streak Over Hudson County Skies Caught On Video
Did you see that bright light up above on Saturday night? A SpaceX rocket carrying Starlink satellites appeared over the Hudson River.
HOBOKEN, NJ — A bright streak in the sky Saturday left people in Hudson County and across parts of the east coast wondering exactly what they had just seen.
The mysterious light was actually the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was launched out of Cape Canaveral in Florida. The two-stage rocket was carrying 52 Starlink satellites into orbit according to SpaceX, which was founded by Elon Musk.
The Hoboken Public School District shared a video of the white light soaring high above New York City and the Hudson River.
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Click here to view the video if you can't see the Tweet embedded below.
If anyone was wondering what that flying object over Hoboken was last night. It was the upper stage of a SpaceX falcon 9 Rocket, firing as it carries starlink satellites into orbit. I could be seen through parts of the eastern seaboard including New York, New Jersey, and Maine. pic.twitter.com/YtbqO5QbQc
— Hoboken Public School District (@HobokenSchools) September 25, 2022
Saturday's liftoff was SpaceX's 43rd orbital mission of 2022. The Falcon 9 is designed to be reusable with the ultimate goal of "the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond," according to SpaceX.
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After the launch at 7:32 p.m., clear conditions made ideal viewing opportunities for people along the eastern seaboard, including in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and New York.
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