SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center after two scrubbed launches this week.
Two previous attempts on Sunday and Monday at Cape Canaveral were delayed after launch criteria was not met.
The launch window for tonight is scheduled to begin at 7:37 p.m. Eastern.
The rocket will be carrying an Intelsat satellite, intended to enhance communications in Caribbean, trans-Europe and African markets.
Skies are supposed to be mostly clear and free of rain at Kennedy Space Center, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
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