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SpaceX postponed its rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to Friday evening

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX postponed its Falcon 9 launch to Friday,Jan. 19 at 6:15 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 22 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit.

A live webcast of the launch will begin on SpaceX's Twitter/X page about five minutes before the launch.

This will be the 16th flight of the first stage Falcon 9 booster which has previously launched: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and ten Starlink missions.

Following first stage separation, the first stage booster will return to land on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

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