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SpaceX launched satellite on Falcon 9 rocket — live video

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
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SpaceX, the rocket company founded by 
Elon
Musk

, just used its Falcon 9 rocket to launch a Qatari
communications satellite into orbit.

The Es’hail-2 satellite launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space
Center in Florida on Thursday afternoon. 

Qatar’s earlier Es’hail-1 satellite was deployed in August
2013 in partnership with Eutelsat, a French telecommunications
operator. 
The Falcon 9 is SpaceX’s workhorse rocket
—  this is the company’s 18th mission in 2018, tying its
total from last year. It was also the rocket’s 63rd launch since
2010.

You can watch the video of the launch here:

 

 

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