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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket overnight

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Published 7:17 am

VANDENBERG, Calif. (KEYT) Spacex launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight around 4am.

It was the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission. After stag separation, it made a landing on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

The rocket carried 119 payloads, including cubesats, microsats, a re-entry vehicle and more.

The next two launches out of Vandenberg are scheduled for April 2nd and 6th.

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