The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A. The rocket rumbled as it headed on an eastern trajectory. Just over eight minutes into the flight, the second-stage and satellite were safely in Earth orbit, headed for its final position and altitude.

Depending on weather and cloud cover, rocket launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen from Daytona Beach to Melbourne to Vero Beach.

The company is launching a military communications satellite.

SpaceX launched a satellite into orbit Wednesday as a part of an effort to improve communications across the globe.

SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday afternoon that will carry internet-beaming Starlink satellites into orbit.

The company hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket will carry and send the SpainSat NG I, a Spanish telecommunications satellite, into orbit. If needed, SpaceX has arranged for a backup launch window for Thursday night.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s launch window opens.

SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour launch window for another Starlink mission from 2:21 p.m. to 6:52 p.m., an FAA operations plan advisory shows.

Day of Remembrance service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, at Kennedy Space Center.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has placed the SPAINSAT NG I military satellite into orbit from the historic Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The most advanced secure communications satellite in Europe will now begin a six-month phase before providing service to our Armed Forces and NATO.