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SpaceX launches satellite

SpaceX will launch the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will be carried on the newest version of the Falcon 9 - Falcon 9 Block 5 - which is intended to be reused with limited refurbishment after each launch. After deployment, the rocket's first stage will attempt to land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic.
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SpaceX will launch the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will be carried on the newest version of the Falcon 9 - Falcon 9 Block 5 - which is intended to be reused with limited refurbishment after each launch. After deployment, the rocket's first stage will attempt to land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic.

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Posted 2018-05-11T15:50:00-0400 - Updated 2018-05-11T16:23:47-0400