SpaceX launching Falcon 9 rocket seen all over Southern California tonight

SpaceX launched a SAOCOM 1A satellite from Space Launch Complex at Vandenberg Airforce Base in California just after 7:21 pm.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zone at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

This is SpaceX’s first attempt at a land landing on the West Coast. is built on the former site of Space Launch Complex 4W,