SpaceX LED 4" round tail lights has made four launches and expects to make several more to complete the job by mid-2018. studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank.A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on December 22, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. This time, the rocket was allowed to plunge into the water. “It was very cool.“People were wondering if it had something to do with movies, or TV or a UFO,” he said. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications.The launch in the setting sun created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California and as far away as Phoenix. The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an advisory that the “mysterious light in the sky” was from the rocket launch.Cars stopped on freeways in Los Angeles so drivers and passengers could take pictures and video.It was the 18th and final launch of 2017 for SpaceX, which has contracted to replace Iridium’s system with 75 updated satellites. That time, the first stage landed on a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean.”The same rocket carried Iridium satellites into orbit in June.. Calls came in to TV stations as far afield as San Diego, more than 200 miles south of the launch site. The satellites also carry payloads for global aircraft tracking and a ship-tracking service.(Photo: AP)Jimmy Golen, a sports writer for The Associated Press in Boston who was in Southern California for the holidays, said he and other tourists saw the long, glowing contrail while touring Warner Bros.