UPDATE (4:30 p.m.) - The launch lifted off at 4:06 p.m.
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UPDATE: (1:05 p.m. Monday) - SpaceX is now targeting liftoff for 4:06 p.m. on Monday, April 7th. Click here to watch SpaceX's live stream of the launch.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Vandenberg Space Force Base is gearing up for its next launch.
SpaceX is targeting 3 p.m. on Monday for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit.
Officials say the rocket's first-stage booster will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff.
Backup opportunities will reportedly be available until 6:35 p.m. on Monday and on Tuesday starting at 2:13 p.m.
A live webcast of the mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch on the SpaceX website.
