A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Station on Saturday, carrying 45 satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit on a mission that crosses at least a decade of geopolitical turbulence to reach the pad.

The spacecraft’s main cargo is the CAS500-2, which was designed by the Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The........

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