Did you see a mysterious shiny object in the sky? On Tuesday night, a European rocket was seen flying over the Susquehanna Valley.Video above: Viewer captures rocket flying in the skyThe Ariane 6 rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in South America at 8:37 p.m. EDT Tuesday.It was carrying a weather and climate satellite that will orbit the Earth.The satellite “will host a total of six atmospheric sounding and imaging instrument missions that will provide optical, infrared, and microwave observations essential data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and a wide range of other services and applications,” the company that launched the rocket said.Multiple News 8 viewers shared their photos of the rocket flying in the sky. Video below: Chief Meteorologist Christine Ferreira explains what was flying over the Susquehanna Valley. Did you capture the rocket and would like to share it with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
PENNSYLVANIA —
Did you see a mysterious shiny object in the sky? On Tuesday night, a European rocket was seen flying over the Susquehanna Valley.
Video above: Viewer captures rocket flying in the sky
The Ariane 6 rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in South America at 8:37 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
It was carrying a weather and climate satellite that will orbit the Earth.
The satellite “will host a total of six atmospheric sounding and imaging instrument missions that will provide optical, infrared, and microwave observations essential data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and a wide range of other services and applications,” the company that launched the rocket said.
Multiple News 8 viewers shared their photos of the rocket flying in the sky.
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Video below: Chief Meteorologist Christine Ferreira explains what was flying over the Susquehanna Valley.
Did you capture the rocket and would like to share it with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.