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Falcon 9 launches Spanish military communications satellite

Posted: Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 9:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a Spanish military communications satellite Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 8:34 pm EST (0134 GMT Thursday) and deployed the SpainSat NG-1 satellite for Hidesat into a geostationary transfer orbit. The spacecraft will provide X- and Ka-band military communications services. The first stage, making its 21st flight, was expended to provide additional performance needed for the Airbus-built satellite.

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