SpaceX fires Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, delivering 24 Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit; the reusable booster, flown seven times before, was expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific after stage separation. Liftoff occurred shortly after 8:50 a.m. local time during a four-hour window that began at 7:00 a.m., marking the 51st Space Launch from Vandenberg this year, with a live webcast available on SpaceX.com.