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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Argentinian satellite blasts off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (SpaceX)

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Rocket carrying Argentinian satellite takes off successfully

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space Sunday and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site.

By Associated Press October 7, 2018