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SpaceX says its first launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since a fiery September accident has successfully placed a constellation of satellites in orbit.
The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 9:54am Saturday to place 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc.
SpaceX officials say they took corrective action on all possible causes of the Sept. 1 accident that destroyed a Falcon 9 and a satellite on a Florida launch pad.
The return to flight is an important step for SpaceX, a California-based company that has about 70 launches in line for NASA and commercial customers worth more than $10billion.