SpaceX Satellite Launch With Falcon 9 rocket August 18, 2016 – Video

 

The whole launch went relatively quickly and seemingly without any issues. The white rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on time at 1:26 am EDT, with the main stage separating as planned less than three minutes into the flight.

The first stage re-entered the atmosphere and landed on the droneship about six minutes later.

JCSAT-16 was a satellite that was set as a backup for other JSAT satellites currently in orbit. According to SpaceX, the satellite made it into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) with 36,000 kilometer (or around 22,300 miles) apogee (or at its highest point in orbit).