Liftoff occurred at 11:34 a.m. ET on Monday (June 15).

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:27 a.m. ET, just over an hour before SpaceX went public on the NASDAQ stock market.

File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX.

Liftoff occurred at 11:34 a.m. ET on Monday (June 15).