SpaceX Returns to Flight with 10-Satellite Launch, Rocket Landing

SpaceX launched 10 satellites to orbit today (Jan. 14) in a rousing return-to-flight mission that also included a rocket landing on a ship at sea. 9:54 a.m. local California time), carrying 10 communications satellites to low-Earth orbit for the Virginia-based company Iridium. Deployment of the satellites began 59 minutes after liftoff and took about 15 minutes, SpaceX representatives said.