SpaceX to re-launch rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweets a photo of the SpaceX launch and landing.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX will attempt to launch commercial communications satellites on the first used Falcon booster, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.

On Tuesday, Luxembourg-based SES announced a deal with SpaceX to launch a commercial communications satellite on the first used — or what the companies prefer to call “flight proven” — Falcon booster.

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"We believe reusable rockets will open up a new era of spaceflight, and make access to space more efficient in terms of cost and manifest management,” said Martin Halliwell, chief technology officer for SES, one of the world's largest satellite operators with more than 50 in orbit.

The challenging mission is expected to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the fourth quarter of this year.

The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that SpaceX landed on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean during an April launch of International Space Station supplies will be paired with a new upper stage.

It’s not the first time SES has taken a chance on SpaceX, something Musk expressed gratitude for on Tuesday.

“Thanks for the longstanding faith in SpaceX," he said on Twitter. "We very much look forward to doing this milestone flight with you.”