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Falcon Heavy Will Launch Alaska Communications Satellite

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Tom Patton
Oct 12, 2021
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A commercial communications satellite set up to provide a service to Alaska from geostationary orbit will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket as a secondary payload in the spring of 2022. The Astranis satellite launch will be a direct-injection mission, allowing the spacecraft to arrive in its orbital slot within days of launch and eliminate the…

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