Incredible rocket launch of Intelsat 35e on SpaceX Falcon 9

Third time is a charm! That has to be what SpaceX was thinking when one of their Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A with the launch of the Intelsat 35e satellite. So cool!

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