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SpaceX deploys Indonesia’s SATRIA-1 communications satellite in orbit

SpaceX deploys Indonesia’s SATRIA-1 communications satellite in orbit

San Francisco, June 19 (IANS) Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully deployed Indonesia's new communications satellite into orbit, the company said on Monday. The SATRIA-1 telecommunications satellite lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:21 p.m. EDT (3:51 a.m. IST) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday. SATRIA-1 (short for "Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia") will be operated for the Indonesian government by the Indonesian company PSN. "Deployment of PSN SATRIA confirmed," SpaceX wrote on Twitter. The PSN SATRIA mission marked the 12th launch and landing for the Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22,…
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