Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 27 Starlink satellites. The flight is part of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer A mission, one of six SDA launches building the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation for military data connectivity. The launch was confirmed successful.
The California launch comes hours after the company reported its second quarter of earnings as a publicly traded company. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. PDT (7:10 p.m. EDT / 2310 UTC).
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