SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket to provide service to Indonesia

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket to deploy a communications satellite that will provide service to Indonesia.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (KABC) -- SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida Tuesday morning.

The rocket's job was to deploy a communications satellite that will provide service to Indonesia and other areas in South- and Southeast Asia.

The rocket's booster should return to Earth within a few days. It will then undergo inspections to see if it is fit for a third launch.