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SpaceX rocket carries satellite into orbit, lands on 'Of Course I Still Love You' drone ship

By Kelly Healey

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Monday at 12:45 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 

By Kelly Healey
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Monday at 12:45 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 
The rocket carried the Telstar 18 VANTAGE satellite into geostationary orbit.
According to a news release, the Telstar 18 VANTAGE is “the third high throughput satellite (HTS) in Telesat’s global fleet and the first with coverage over the Asia Pacific region. Its innovative payloads will provide Telesat’s customers with a new level of performance and value to serve growing satellite broadband requirements on land, at sea and in the air.”
"The excitement of watching space progress, seeing what it does for the Space Coast economy; there are so many good things about the launches," drone operator Roger Scruggs said.
About 14 minutes after the launch, the rocket landed successfully in the Atlantic on a drone ship called, "Of Course I Still Love You."

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Watch launch below (Scroll to 13:55 for 5 second countdown):  

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