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		</div><p>SpaceX has another launch under its belt, but not another rocket landing.</p>
<p>The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off carrying a broadcasting satellite for Luxembourg-based company SES on Friday.</p>
<p>It was the fifth launch attempt over the past fortnight, after Sunday’s effort ended with an engine shutdown a split second before lift-off.</p>
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<p>As it has tried before, SpaceX attempted to land the discarded first-stage booster, with the target a barge in the Atlantic, 400 miles offshore.</p>
<p>Just before touchdown 10 minutes into the flight, the TV camera on the platform cut out, drawing loud groans from the crowd gathered at company headquarters in Hawthorne, California.</p>
<p>More than 30 minutes later, the private company indicated the test was unsuccessful.</p>
<p>SpaceX said it had never expected the test to succeed given the hefty, high-flying payload.</p>
<p>It said the mission required that the booster fly much faster than usual and therefore burn up more fuel, leaving less for a precision touchdown.</p>
<p>Company chief Elon Musk reported the target altitude of more than 25,000 miles was achieved.</p>
<p>He wants to retrieve and refly boosters to save time and money, as usually, they just fall into the sea.</p>
<p>SES chief technology officer Martin Halliwell said last week that his company would have “no problem” launching a satellite on a recycled SpaceX rocket.</p>
<p>SpaceX is working to recover from a launch accident last summer shortly after lift-off. It hopes to resume space station deliveries for Nasa in the next month or so.</p>
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