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UPDATE: SpaceX launches rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
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UPDATE (12:16 a.m.) - The launch lifted off at around 12:10 a.m.

ORIGINAL STORY: If you are awake at around midnight tonight, you may want to take a peek at the sky.

This is because SpaceX has planned a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 12:10 a.m.

Vandenberg Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support the Falcon 9 launch, which will deliver 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

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

If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity on Saturday, with the four-hour launch window opening at 11:54 p.m.