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SpaceX successfully launches Indonesian satellite into orbit on Father's Day.

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Source: Space.com
SpaceX successfully launches Indonesian satellite into orbit on Father's Day.
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SpaceX is set to launch an Indonesian communications satellite, SATRIA-1, to geosynchronous transfer orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket's first stage will return to Earth for a vertical touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. SATRIA-1 will provide free internet connection to 150,000 public facilities in Indonesia and have a throughput capacity of 150 billion bits per second.

Topics:businessspaceflight#falcon-9-rocket#geosynchronous-transfer-orbit#indonesian-satellite#satria-1#spaceflight#spacex
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