SpaceX launched its third mission of the year for the United States' spy satellite agency today (March 24), the 19th anniversary of the company's first-ever liftoff. A Falcon 9 rocket rose off a pad at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 GMT) on the NROL-69 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

SpaceX has issued a warning over "sonic booms" as Elon Musk's firm gears up for another Falcon 9 launch. The space firm said: "There is the possibility that residents of and visitors to Santa ...

SpaceX plans to launch the NROL-57 mission on Thursday night, March 20 which can be seen above Southern California.