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am_Unition · 2195 days ago · link · · parent · post: I took a photo (or two)! SpaceX launch of SAOCOM 1 out of Vandenburg AFB, as seen from Berkeley
Vandenburg is for polar orbiting satellites, so launches are always oriented southwards, which is out over the ocean. So yes, at no point is the launch passing over any people, save maybe a few cargo ships every now and then.