Elon Musk's space company has, after a few teething issues, successfully launched a comms satellite bound for geostationary orbit.
Last night at 10:41 GMT, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon-9 rocket. The rocket is on what may be the most important mission yet for the company. It is taking the SES-8 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. Its success demonstrates SpaceX's ability to carry out complex missions efficiently. This launch was delayed twice before, due to different warnings and issues.