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SpaceX launches 21 military data satellites after five-day delay

A Falcon 9 lifted 21 satellites for the Space Development Agency's military data network on Wednesday, five days after a launch attempt was scrubbed. The payload was built by Northrop Grumman and forms part of the Pentagon's plan to move military communications onto a low-Earth-orbit mesh. The same week, a separate company, Tukwila-based Starfish Space, launched its first satellite-servicing vehicle, and SpaceX was weighing a near double-header launch within three days.

Source: SpaceX launches 21 military data satellites after five-day delay — Spaceflight Now

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