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Turksat telecom satellite set to launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – Spaceflight Now
The Turksat 5A satellite inside an Airbus test chamber in Toulouse, France. Credit: Turksat
A Turkish-owned communications satellite is set to rocket into orbit Thursday night from Cape Canaveral to open SpaceX’s 2021 launch schedule.
The Turksat 5A spacecraft, built by Airbus and owned by the Turkish company Turksat, is ready for liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a four-hour window opening at 8:28 p.m. EST Thursday (0128 GMT Friday).
The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket will…
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