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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, July 5, 2017. SpaceX launched an Intelsat satellite on the third try on Wednesday.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center after two scrubbed launches this week.

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Two previous attempts on Sunday and Monday at Cape Canaveral were delayed after launch criteria were not met.

The rocket is carrying an Intelsat satellite, intended to enhance communications in Caribbean, trans-Europe and African markets.