August 23, 2023 at 5:14 AM PDT SpaceX lit up the West Coast sky early Tuesday morning, Aug. 22, as it launched another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit. A Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:37 a.m. The rocket launch marks the Hawthorne company’s 100th dedicated Starlink mission and brought the total number of Starlink satellites it boosted to low-earth orbit to nearly 5,000. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by the space exploration company that provides internet coverage on a global scale. SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launches a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning 2:37am across the west coast from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Simi Valley CA, Aug 22, 2023. Space-X launch was delayed a few days from Hurricane Hilary passing through. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Show Caption