UPDATE - The rocket launched at 12:24 a.m. as planned and SpaceX confirms the 23 Starlink satellites were deployed successfully.
Engines full power and liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/tOCKak2xcu
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ORIGINAL STORY - SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base shortly after midnight on Sunday, August 4.
Liftoff is currently scheduled for 12:24 a.m. SpaceX says it has backup opportunities available until 3:52 a.m. and can try again starting at 12:24 a.m. on Monday if Sunday's launch is scrubbed.
A live stream of the launch is scheduled to begin about five minutes before liftoff on X.
The rocket will reportedly carry 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Following stage separation, SpaceX plans to launch the rocket's first stage booster on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The booster being used in this mission has been used five other times.
