CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 4 (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon rocket thrust a communications satellite into orbit on Friday before the reusable main-stage booster turned around, soared back toward Earth and failed to land itself on a platform in the ocean, the company said.

(Reporting by Irene Klotz from Cape Canaveral; Editing by Steve Gorman and Sandra Maler; Editing by Steve Gorman)