SpaceX launches 10 satellites from air base

LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday, two days after the company launched a satellite from Florida.

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off through low-lying fog at 1:25 pm from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles. It carried a second batch of new satellites for Iridium Communications, which is replacing its orbiting fleet with a next-generation constellation of satellites.

Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 successfully landed on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean, despite challenging weather conditions.