The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 14:17 UTC from SpaceX's Vandenberg,
California launch site, heading south over the Pacific Ocean to achieve a
near-polar orbit. The first stage separated from the rest of the rocket
some three minutes later, but, in what is now an uncharacteristic move
for SpaceX, no attempts were made to recover it. The rocket's primary
payload was Hisdesat's PAZ satellite, an advanced imaging satellite with
up to 25 cm (10 in) resolution that will cover an area approximately
the size of Italy every 24 hours. Of greater interest, however, was the
secondary payload: two smaller test satellites, baptized "Tintin A &
B," and forming the vanguard of what SpaceX hopes will be its very own
constellation of high-speed internet communications satellites.
Source: Yahoo News
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