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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, reinforced with a recycled first stage, was projected on November 15 over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These photos show the beginning of the launch of the launcher in orbit of more than 70 meters.
The Japanese-built Es'hail 2 communication satellite was launched by the Falcon 9 rocket into an egg-shaped geostationary transfer orbit extending over 37,000 kilometers above the Earth. The satellite will eventually move into a circular geostationary orbit above the equator.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launchpad 39A at 3:46 pm. EST (20:46 GMT) Thursday, powered by nine Merlin liquid-fueled first-stage engines generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust. The rocket made a bow to the east, rising through scattered clouds before returning to space.
The first leg of Falcon 9 made its second launch after the previous take-off and landing in July. SpaceX found the recall after the launch of Eshail 2, when the first leg landed on a drone ship parked in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles east of the Florida coast.
Read our full article on the November 15th launch.
The photos below show the takeoff of the Falcon rocket from the 39A platform.
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