A private European aerospace startup said Sunday it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle ... South America — and from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Update 1:30 p.m.: Today's NROL-69 mission is slated as the 25th orbital rocket launch thus far this year from Cape Canaveral Space ... to orbit above Earth’s polar regions — aboard a Dragon ...

It also clocked in as the 25th orbital rocket launch thus far this year from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ... spaceflight to orbit above Earth’s polar regions — aboard a Dragon ...