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Reprogrammable Satellite is Ready for Launch

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Tom Patton
Jul 29, 2021
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A European reprogrammable telecommunications satellite that can be completely repurposed while in orbit has been placed on board a rocket ready for launch on July 30th.

Developed under an ESA Partnership Project with satellite operator Eutelsat and prime manufacturer Airbus, Eutelsat Quantum is the first commercial fully flexible software-defined satelli…

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