Space X launches Falcon 9 rocket Monday afternoon

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites in support of a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:06 p.m. Monday.

Backup opportunities for the launch were available until 6:35 p.m. on the same day & added launch chances would've started at 2:13 p.m. on the following day.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

Live webcasts of the mission were available five minutes before liftoff on both the Space X website and social media page.

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