SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:39 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022.
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The rocket is delivering 46 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Starlink is SpaceX's high-speed broadband satellite internet service designed to reach rural and remote communities.
Following stage separation, SpaceX also successfully landed the rocket's first stage booster on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – marking SpaceX’s second launch and landing from Vandenberg in less than 12 days pic.twitter.com/LO1kdWAAKB
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 22, 2022
The same booster was previously used to launch the NROL-87, NROL-85, and SARah-1 missions.
Friday's launch was originally scheduled for Thursday but was delayed just 46 seconds before liftoff. According to SpaceX, computers identified an "off-nominal reading" from one of the engines and the countdown was stopped automatically. Engineers have since investigated and resolved the issue.
