A SpaceX rocket lifted off Friday from the Santa Barbara County coast in an early morning launch through low clouds.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites via Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites Credit: SpaceX SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with "Direct to Cell" capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning. The aerospace company says liftoff is targeted for 6:50 a.m. with backup opportunities available until 7:04 a.m. If the launch is scrubbed, another launch window is available starting at 6:26 a.m. on Saturday.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday cleared SpaceX to launch while the investigation into Wednesday morning's booster landing mishap continues. SpaceX is set to jump right back into the launch routine with a Starlink launch in the early hours of Saturday from Space Launch Complex 40.

European Space Agency (ESA) is working with SpaceX to deliver 2 Galileo satellites via Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with "Direct to Cell" capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.