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Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with GOES-U onboard

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  • SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday carrying the latest GOES-U weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • The rocket lifted off at 5:26 p.m. EST amid favorable weather conditions.
  • GOES-U, which stands for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U mission, will be used to map lightning activity in real-time and monitor solar storms more closely.

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