Overview
- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 at 3:40 a.m. PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.
- Posting on X, Puth tagged Elon Musk and said the predawn boom violently shook his house and scared his wife, who is expecting.
- SpaceX’s website advised that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties could hear one or more sonic booms depending on weather and other conditions.
- Puth’s claim that the noise felt like 150–160 dB is unverified; the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association says exposure above 120 dBA is unsafe for any duration.
- Reporters noted Musk had not publicly responded, SpaceX has stepped up its launch cadence this year, and another regional launch is scheduled for early Dec. 14.