Live coverage: Cygnus supply ship departs space station

An Indian rocket deployed 104 spacecraft into orbit 300 miles above Earth on Tuesday, the largest pack of satellites ever launched on a single booster.

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.

SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy, outfitted to produce more thrust than the heavy-lifter’s debut flight last year, was raised vertical at launch pad 39A in Florida on Wednesday ahead of a launch attempt with the Arabsat 6A communications satellite.