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Sirius’ new radio satellite arrives at Baikonur

Submit on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 05:58

Radio satellite Sirius FM-5 (not to be confused with SES’ Sirius 5) was delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 26 May. After passing through customs, the spacecraft was transferred to building 92A-50 for testing and integration.
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