SpaceX launches rocket carrying Japanese satellite; booster lands on drone ship

SpaceX launched a Japanese commercial communications satellite Saturday night. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10:26 p.m. PT from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the JCSAT-16 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. At 10:40 p.m., the first stage landed on a platform floating several hundred miles off the Florida coast. The secondary objective of landing the first stage of Falcon 9 on the drone ship -- named Of Course I Still Love You -- is key to the SpaceX mission of reusing rockets. The satellite, operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Corp., will serve as a backup transmitter for the rest of the communications company's satellite fleet.