UPDATE: SpaceX reported that the second stage engine did not complete its second burn after liftoff Thursday, resulting in the satellites being deployed into an orbit that was lower than intended.
According to SpaceX, the aerospace company knows where the five satellites are is working to raise them using ion thrusters.
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ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening.
The rocket launched just after 7:35 p.m. and carried 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capabilities.
The first-stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific ocean, completing SpaceX's 70th mission of the year nationwide.
