SpaceX launches communications satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral: Watch again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday afternoon, carrying a satellite for the Indonesian communications company Telkomsat.

The Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 satellite was deployed 34 minutes after launch.  After stage separation, the first stage landed on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.  This marked the 17th launch of the first-stage booster supporting this mission, according to SpaceX. 

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This is SpaceX's seventh launch of the month.