Drone’s view of Sunday’s SpaceX rocket landing

The launch of 10 more upgraded spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday will complete the build-out of Iridium’s modernized $3 billion global communications network, setting up for the debut of new broadband and aircraft tracking services in the coming months.

Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy is lifted into position at launch pad 39A on January 8, 2018. The video runs at 50 times normal speed.

The U.S. Space Force announced Tuesday that it awarded $384 million in contracts to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, giving each company two missions to launch military satellites in 2023.