UPDATE: The launch lifted off from Vandenberg at 2:36 a.m. SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink satellites nearly an hour later.
The launch marked the 59th launch from Vandenberg so far this year.
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ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX is gearing up for another overnight launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch of 27 Starlink satellites is set for shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, with a live webcast of the mission starting approximately 10 minutes prior.
The four-hour launch window closes at 6:27 a.m.
The first-stage booster supporting the mission has already been used 23 times, including on 20 Starlink missions.
Following-stage separation, the first-stage is expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
