The Journal of Space Commerce

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HOTBIRD 13G Satellite Delivered to Cape Kennedy via Beluga

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Tom Patton
Oct 19, 2022
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A special aircraft landed at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida over the weekend: the Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST). It delivered the Airbus-built HOTBIRD 13G satellite for Eutelsat. This happened a few hours after its twin, HOTBIRD 13F, was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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