SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from pad 39A on May 1, 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is delivering a classified payload to orbit for the National Reconnaissance office. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A SpaceX rocket launched a six-ton satellite into space. The satellite is owned by U.K. space company Inmarsat. The load is the largest to ever get launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
The launch took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite is part of the Global Xpress initiative, meant to provide high speed internet globally.
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