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SpaceX set to launch Arabsat's BADR-8 for quick turnaround.

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Source: NASASpaceflight.com
SpaceX set to launch Arabsat's BADR-8 for quick turnaround.
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SpaceX is set to launch the Arabsat 7B satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) for Arabsat atop its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This launch will mark the quickest turnaround time of SLC-40 ever at four days, 21 hours, and five minutes. The satellite will provide satellite TV and telecommunication services to central Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

Topics:sciencespace#arabsat-7b#falcon-9#satellite-launch#slc-40#space#spacex
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