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UPDATE: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base

UPDATE: SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch seconds before liftoff Sunday night
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UPDATE (7:50 p.m., Monday, April 6) - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night just before 8 p.m.
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UPDATE (1:15 p.m., Monday, April 6) - Monday's launch is scheduled to take place at 7:49 p.m.

SpaceX plans to livestream the launch starting about five minutes before liftoff.
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UPDATE (8:18 p.m., Sunday) - The Falcon 9 rocket launch, originally set for 7:55 p.m., was canceled just seconds before liftoff on Sunday night. SpaceX announced on X that upper-level winds forced them to postpone the mission.

The next launch attempt is scheduled for tomorrow, with a window open from 4:03 p.m. to 8:03 p.m.
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UPDATE (7:33 p.m., Sunday) - The launch is scheduled to take off at around 7:55 p.m.
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UPDATE (2:45 p.m., Sunday, April 5) - The launch is scheduled to take off at around 7:40 p.m.
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(Saturday, April 4) - SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday evening. The launch window is open between 4:03 p.m. and 8:03 p.m.

The mission will deliver 25 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.