What was that light in the sky on Tuesday evening? It was a rocket launch in Florida. SpaceX launched two high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 6:13 p.

Some New Jersey residents were treated to an unusual sight in the sky Tuesday night as a SpaceX rocket launch lit up the atmosphere.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked across the East Coast sky Tuesday night, Feb. 4. The rocket launched the Maxar 3 mission into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 6:13 p.m. Skywatchers along the East Coast were treated to a stunning view of the rocket's ascent,