SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday and delivered the first all-electric communications satellites into orbit.
Falcon 9, standing at 22-stories-tall, took off at 10:59 p.m. EST. This is the third flight for Space X in less than two months. Two satellites built by Boeing and owned by Eutelsat Communications and Bermuda-based Asia Broadcast Satellite were carried into orbit by the rocket, according to NBC News.
Per SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk, the satellites were deployed on target. Because the satellites are propelled by electric, the satellites will take several months to reach 22,300 miles above Earth - their operational orbits.
Landing the rockets was not attempted. The rockets were not given landing legs due to the heavy load, according to Orlando's 24-hour CNN partner, News 13, but the next launch in April will provide an opportunity for SpaceX to attempt the landing on the barge.
