UPDATE (7:02 a.m.) - The launch lifted off at 7 a.m.
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WATCH: SpaceX is targeting 7 a.m. Saturday for liftoff of its latest mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Watch Falcon 9 launch the USSF-385 mission from pad 4E in California https://t.co/CAdbx85Ydy
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ORIGINAL STORY: Crews at Vandenberg Space Force Base are gearing up for a weekend launch as SpaceX prepares for liftoff of a Falcon 9 from the base Saturday morning.
The three-hour launch window opens at 5:56 a.m. for the USSF-385 mission.
If the launch does not happen, another opportunity is available on Sunday starting at 5:49 a.m.
The first-stage booster supporting the mission has been used nine previous times, primarily on 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.
