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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Sunday morning

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UPDATE — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:22 a.m. on Sunday.

SpaceX reported that the 21 Starlink satellites onboard were deployed successfully.
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Space-X plans to give their Starlink mission another try on Sunday, July 28, after a launch failure earlier this month.

Falcon 9 will be transporting 21 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

13 of the satellites have direct-to-cell capabilities.

Lift-off will take place at 12:24 a.m., according to SpaceX.

A live webcast of the mission can be viewed on the SpaceX website, as well as on X.