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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Thursday morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base

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WATCH: Launch scheduled for 11:35 a.m.

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UPDATE (9:12 a.m., Thursday, July 31) - The launch has been pushed back to no earlier than 11:25 a.m.
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UPDATE (Wednesday, July 30) - The launch has been rescheduled to 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, July 31.
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(Tuesday, July 29) - SpaceX is planning another rocket launch to take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday, July 30.

The Falcon 9 rocket launch is currently scheduled for 11:39 a.m.

A livestream of the launch is expected to begin about five minutes before liftoff.

The rocket will be delivering 19 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

About eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket’s first stage booster on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.