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UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket Friday night

The rocket launched at 10:14 p.m.
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UPDATE (Nov. 8, 10:40 p.m.) - SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday night.

The rocket launched at 10:14 p.m.

It carried 20 Starlink satellites into orbit.

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UPDATE (5:58 p.m.) - According to Vandenberg Space Force Base officials, this launch has been rescheduled to 10:14 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.
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(2:34 p.m.) - SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Wednesday night.

Liftoff is targeted for 11:02 p.m. with the launch window extending until 2:12 a.m. if needed.

A live stream of the launch is scheduled to begin about five minutes before liftoff.

If the launch is scrubbed, SpaceX says it has backup launch opportunities available starting at 10:16 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.

The rocket will carry 20 Starlink satellites into orbit.

Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.