SpaceX lit up the night sky over the Space Coast this weekend with the launch of the Telstar 19 Vantage satellite around 1:50 a.m. Sunday.
The space launch company said Saturday that its Falcon 9 rocket was vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Telstar 19 Vantage is described as a "state-of-the-art, high throughput satellite optimized to serve growing markets in the Americas," said Dan Goldberg, Telesat's president and CEO.
Telstar 19 Vantage will help improve mobile communication signals from Latin America to Northern Canada.
Following the launch, SpaceX will also attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on its droneship, “Of Course I Still Love You,” in the Atlantic Ocean.
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