Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch the EchoStar 23 satellite March 16, 2017 Spaceflight Now A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, carrying the EchoStar 23 commercial television broadcast satellite into orbit. Video: SpaceX. BrazilCommercial SpaceEchoStarEchoStar 23Falcon 9Launch Pad 39ASpace Systems/LoralSpaceXSSL 1300Telecom