The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from the recently set sun reflects off the exhaust plume of the rocket to create a spectacular effect that has been dubbed a " space jellyfish " by some observers.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff,