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Astranis moves launch of first commercial satellite to Falcon Heavy

Submit on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 22:16

Astranis announced that its first commercial communications satellite, set to provide service for Alaska from geostationary orbit, will now launch as a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on a direct-inject mission set for Spring 2022.

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