The Latest: 3 Canadian Radarsat satellites placed in orbit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the launch of three Canadian satellites from California (all times local):
8:30 a.m.
Three satellites for the Canadian Space Agency’s Earth-monitoring Radarsat program have been deployed into orbit after they were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The satellites were released Wednesday from the SpaceX Falcon 9’s upper stage a few minutes apart from each other to space them apart on the same orbital plane.
The Falcon 9 lifted