and last updated (UPDATE: 8:42 p.m. Monday) - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night at 8:36 p.m. ORGINAL STORY: SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday evening. The launch is currently scheduled for 8:36 p.m. on June 16. A livestream of the launch is scheduled to start about five minutes before liftoff. The rocket will reportedly carry 26 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Following stage separation, about eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket’s first stage booster on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean so it can potentially be used again. If the launch is scrubbed, SpaceX says it could try again on Tuesday starting at 5:37 p.m. This is the 31st launch at Vandenberg so far this year, according to base officials. Related Coverage