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SpaceX launches Egyptian satellite

9 June 2022
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2022-06-09 10:37

SpaceX on Wednesday launched an Egyptian communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Nilesat 301 will provide digital broadband and internet services for the Middle East and Africa. A few minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage booster landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. The booster previously launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, the Inspiration4 and Ax-1 crew missions, and two Starlink missions.

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