SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launches Starlink Satellites Amid Mixed Success

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SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the second liftoff from the base this week. The rocket, carrying 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, took off at 10:14 p.m. and the first-stage booster landed on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean. This launch is part of a series of three Falcon missions planned over four days, with two more launches scheduled from Florida.
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