A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Luxembourg military GovSat-1 communications satellite lifts off into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 January 31, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster failed to return to the drone ship but survived a water landing.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Luxembourg military GovSat-1 communications satellite lifts off into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 January 31, 2018 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster failed to return to the drone ship but survived a water landing.

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Size: 5150px × 3433px
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Photo credit: © SpaceX / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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