SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver the ABS 3A and EUTELSAT 115 West B satellites, with the ABS 3A delivered 30 minutes after launch and the EUTELSAT 115 West B delivered 35 minutes after launch.
The mission launched from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The two satellites are the first two all-electric ones from Boeing, with ion engines maintaining their orbits for two decades. SpaceX is scheduled to launch two more Falcon 9 rockets by mid-April.
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You can watch the launch here: