Live coverage: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites

Officials from NASA, research institutions and companies involved in the development and launch of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite briefed reporters in the mission Sunday, the day before its scheduled liftoff from Cape Canaveral.

A European-built satellite with the unusual shape of a house launched into orbit Saturday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Central Coast, carrying a sophisticated radar altimeter to measure rising sea levels on our home planet.

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.