SpaceX launches Intelsat G-37 into orbit atop Falcon 9 rocket from Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Intelsat G-37 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit early Thursday. 

Liftoff took place around 1 a.m. from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-5, GPS III-6, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.