If conditions are clear, rocket launches from the Vandenberg Space Force Base can be viewed from several locations as far as Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

This time around, a daytime launch window means that if you're further away, you'll have an especially tough time seeing the spacecraft soaring through the sky.

Postponements due to weather or issues with rockets are common with spaceflight, so don't let that possibility spoil your rocket-viewing plans.

Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to launch from Southern California.

Want to see the spacecraft getting off the ground on a Starlink satellite mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County?

If you're near the launch site, you're in luck, as plenty of places offer a good view of liftoff. But this ti

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