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UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket on Friday morning

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UPDATE (7:06 a.m.) - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket, an hour into the launch window.

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning.

The launch window is between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.

The Falcon 9 rocket is targeting liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East.

This marks the second flight for the booster, which previously flew a Starlink mission. After stage separation, it will attempt a landing on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.

You can watch the live webcast beginning about five minutes before launch on SpaceX's website.