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Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled Tuesday evening

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled for Tuesday, Sep. 24 beginning at 8:59 p.m.

According to Vandenberg Space Force Base, all launch dates and times are subject to change based on mission parameters.

After the first stage separation, the Falcon 9 booster on the mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You (shown in the image below), an autonomous drone ship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

A live webcast of the launch can be found here.

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