MEASAT Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has signed a
contract to purchase one geosynchronous communications satellite
from Orbital Sciences Corporation. The satellite -- based on
Orbital's STAR satellite platform -- will be called MEASAT-1R and
is scheduled to be launched over Southeast Asia in September
2007.
Space Exploration Technologies Group, or SpaceX, announced
Monday the company plans to launch its Falcon 1 semi-reusable,
liquid-fueled rocket on its maiden voyage Friday, November 25. The
flight is scheduled to liftoff at 1 pm Pacific Time from the
Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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