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SpaceX makes another successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base

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Vandenberg Space Force Base made another successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday morning.

The launch of 20 Starlink satellites took off around 1 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East.

No sonic boom was expected to be heard locally as following stage separation, the first stage booster supporting the mission landed back safely on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

According to SpaceX, the first stage booster supporting the mission has already been used 18 times.