Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 return to flight on Jan. 14, following a delay.
The original launch was delayed due to poor weather at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. , the company said Jan. 8 on Twitter.
The launch delivered 10 satellite to orbit and included the first stage rocket landing on a drone ship on the ocean.
The FAA the week of Jan. 2 awarded the company its launch license and closed its investigation into SpaceX’s pre-launch mishap from Sept. 1. SpaceX had not previously flown since the mishap took place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
The Jan. 14 mission was an Iridium Next mission.