SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday afternoon.

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The rocket blasted off from Launch Complex 39A at 5:27 p.m. Watch it live on Channel 9 Eyewitness News and by clicking here.

The rocket carried 40 satellites into orbit for communications company OneWeb.

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After the launch, part of the rocket landed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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NASA Moon Rocket NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) (Terry Renna)

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