Watch the Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A

Japan’s eighth resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Sept. 10 with another batch of upgraded batteries, crew provisions and experiments for the orbiting research lab, the country’s space agency announced Monday.

Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy goes vertical at launch pad 39A on December 28, 2017. This video runs at 34 times normal speed.

A European-built communications satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for fueling and final launch preparations ahead of a planned late February liftoff aboard a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously-flown first stage booster.