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Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to launch over the weekend from Southern California and could be visible to Arizonans.
SpaceX's rocket got off the ground six times in May from Vandenberg Space Force Base and is due to make its next delivery of Starlink satellites.
SpaceX on Wednesday afternoon launched another batch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the 15th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 rocket launch.
The liftoff is targeted for the afternoon of Friday, May 30 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California. SpaceX will provide a livestream of the launch on its website, but ...
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Space.com on MSNSpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California (video)About 8 minutes later, the Falcon's first stage returned to Earth, landing vertically on the ocean-based droneship "Of Course I Still Love You." This was the 25th flight for this booster, including 14 previous Starlink launches, according to SpaceX's website for Saturday's mission.
Californians should have yet another chance to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soaring high in the sky this week.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch took place Wednesday night from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket launched Starlink V2 Mini optimized satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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Space.com on MSNSpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, completes 450th booster landing (video)About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the booster landed safely on SpaceX's Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 450th successful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket, according to SpaceX.
Liftoff, as usual, will take place from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The two-stage 230-foot-tall rocket, one of the world's most active, has become crucial in regularly deploying batches of internet-beaming Starlink satellites into what's called low-Earth orbit — an altitude that allows for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.
The next rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California is due to liftoff Friday, May 16.
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