The rocket successfully deployed Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus communications satellite into a trajectory that will take it to a geostationary orbit, from where it will expand the Spanish company’s coverage across the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean, and Greenland.

Some eight minutes later, the main stage booster, B1073-6, performed a successful vertical landing atop the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The 5-ton (4.5-metric-ton) high-throughput satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, will expand Hispasat’s coverage and “will be focused on connectivity services in remote areas and in aerial and maritime mobility settings,” the company says.

Monday’s launch was the first time that a Falcon 9 delivered an Amazonas satellite to space, with the previous flights performed by Ariane 5 and Proton-M rockets.

The new Amazonas Nexus satellite will serve as the fourth Amazonas satellite currently working in space, and it features an innovative architecture that combines Ku and Ka bands, which multiplies “the total on-board capacity available for commercial use,” according to the Hispasat.

Should the cadence increase—a distinct possibility—that could result in over 100 orbital launches for the calendar year, a stated goal of CEO Elon Musk.