From Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX Successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket .
(UPDATE: 9:00 p.m.) - SpaceX Successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night. The rocket is scheduled to go up at 8:55 p.m. A live webcast of the launch will be available on YouTube starting 15 minutes before liftoff: If the launch needs to be scrubbed for any reason, they'll have another chance to launch at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The rocket will be delivering 51 Starlink satellites into orbit. They're expected to be deployed about 15 minutes into flight. Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service intended to reach rural and remote communities. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land the rocket's first stage booster on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean, so it can potentially be used again. This booster was previously used in nine other launches, including s...
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