https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/01/04/what-was-that-lightshow-in-southern-california-sky-hawthorne-based-spacex-launches-first-2024-trek/

Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched its first mission of 2024 on Tuesday, Jan. 2, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, setting off a night-time light show for Southern Californians.

The Falcon 9 rocket carried 21 Starlink satellites including six with Direct to Cellular abilities. The speeding spacecraft was visible all over the region, including over Royal Palms Beach Park in San Pedro, as it traveled past the Palos Verdes Peninsula.