SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket launched from California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base with the Jason-3 ocean monitoring satellite, NASA broadcast yesterday.

style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The satellite will examine the topography of the ocean floor to help study effects of climate change or human-induced changes on the ocean. The mission is also expected to boost hurricane forecasting and marine navigation.