SpaceX to launch 27 satellites into orbit from California

April 1 (UPI) — The SpaceX rocket and spacecraft technology company will attempt to launch 27 satellites into orbit Tuesday.

SpaceX announced in a press release that it will launch one of its Falcon 9 reusable, two-stage rockets at 5:06 p.m. PDT from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, Calif.

If successful, the mission will result in the placement of 27 Starlink communications satellites into low-Earth orbit.

If necessary, launch time may happen as late as 8:39 PDT, or it can be moved to Wednesday starting at 4:16 p.m. PDT…

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