HAWTHORNE , Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off from California on Saturday in its first launch since an explosion in September.
SpaceX announced the successful liftoff at 9:54 a.m. PT as the Falcon 9 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 160 miles northwest of Los Angeles, on a mission to deliver 10 commercial satellites into space for global satellite communications company Iridium.