SpaceX launch live coverage

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I have close to a dozen friends/contacts that work at SpaceX here in Hawthorne, and they work tirelessly (16+ hour days) to get things done there. Basically imagine an FRC Build Season but year-round.
All around very impressive group. Waiting to see if they will compete with ULA.

Interesting fact about this launch, is it's using a bielliptical transfer orbit to GEO. In other words, the rocket is launching SES-8 well past geosynchronous altitude. This minimizes delta-V on the part of the satellite for orbit raising, to save prop and extend the satellite's life to 15+ years (wherein most Altas/Delta rockets deliver via a Hohmann transfer).