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UPDATE: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base

The next launch attempt is Sunday at 12:59 a.m.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Posted at 7:49 AM, Jan 13, 2024

UPDATE (1:03 p.m.) - The launch lifted off early Sunday morning as planned.

ORIGINAL: SpaceX has, once again, delayed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base this week.

It’s the fourth delay for the launch, which was last scheduled to liftoff Saturday at 12:59 a.m.

The aerospace company chose to delay the launch a short time prior, citing weather conditions.

The first launch attempt was Tuesday night.

Vandenberg is now targeting Sunday at 12:59 a.m. for liftoff. The launch will carry 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

The mission’s first-stage booster has been used 17 times prior. It’s expected to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean. No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.

A live webcast of the launch will begin on X approximately five minutes before liftoff.