Did you see a rocket in the sky? Watch video of the SpaceX launch from the Coachella Valley

A SpaceX rocket could be seen streaking across the Coachella Valley sky Thursday evening, shortly after it took off from a military base near San Luis Obispo.

The website Space.com reported that a Falcon 9 rocket topped with 53 satellites was scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 6:15 p.m. The part of the rocket carrying the satellites was to enter into orbit and deploy the satellites into orbit about 15 minutes after launch.

Another portion of the rocket was set to return to Earth and land on a ship in the Pacific Ocean about nine minutes after launch.

Desert Sun photojournalist Jay Calderon captured the above footage of the rocket shooting through the dusk sky.

The SpaceX Twitter account posted several tweets showing the launch had occurred as planned and confirming the satellites had been successfully put into orbit.

Paul Albani-Burgio covers breaking news and the City of Palm Springs. Follow him on Twitter @albaniburgiop and via email at paul.albani-burgio@desertsun.com.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Video: A SpaceX rocket with Starlink satellites from Coachella Valley