PHOTOS: SpaceX Falcon 9 flies over central North Carolina’s skies

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A SpaceX rocket could be seen over central North Carolina after launching in Florida early Tuesday morning.

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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around 6:30 a.m., according to Space X.

Photos of the rocket in central North Carolina can be seen below.

According to SpaceX, Falcon 9 is on a commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The rocket is expected to fly for 52 hours before docking at the ISS on Thursday around 11 a.m., according to SpaceX.

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SpaceX said this is Falcon 9’s ninth commercial resupply mission. It is also the fourth flight for the Dragon spacecraft supporting the mission and the eighth flight of the first stage booster.

According to SpaceX, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral following the state separation.

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