SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket after multiple delays

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base after several delays.

The rocket equipped with 22 Starlink satellites lifted off Tuesday at 4:35 p.m. This marks the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission, which also launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and now 11 Starlink missions.

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