Overview
- Following a 3:40 a.m. PT launch from Vandenberg, Puth wrote on X that the noise violently shook his house and frightened his pregnant wife, and Musk had not responded.
- SpaceX confirmed the Falcon 9 Starlink mission and warned that residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties might hear one or more sonic booms depending on conditions.
- The launch carried 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, according to Billboard’s account of the mission details.
- Puth’s claim that the noise reached 150–160 dB has not been independently verified; public‑health guidance from ASHA deems levels above roughly 120 dB unsafe for any duration.
- SpaceX’s rapid cadence—about 160 Falcon 9 flights this year—and louder vehicles like Starship have intensified scrutiny, with the California Coastal Commission urging better noise and wildlife impact tracking even as the U.S. Space Force has defended its monitoring.