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Sonic boom expected during Vandenberg launch

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<p>VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE - MAY 22: In this handout image provided by NASA, the NASA/German Research Centre for Geosciences GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission will measure changes in how mass is redistributed within and among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and ice sheets, as well as within Earth itself. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)</p>

Posted at 5:45 PM, Oct 06, 2018

and last updated 2018-10-06 21:13:58-04

Central California residents could feel a sonic boom tomorrow night due to a launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Vandenberg AFB personnel will assist in the launch of a SAOCOM 1A satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The goal for SpaceX is to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 at Vandenberg. This will be SpaceX's first land landing attempt at the Air Force base.

The launch is scheduled for October 7 at 7:21 p.m. PDT. Local residents will be able to see the first stage of the Falcon 9 return. Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo residents could experience one or more sonic booms.

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Sonic boom expected during Vandenberg launch

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