SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched an Egyptian communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Falcon 9 launched Nilesat 301 at 5:04 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1062, saw its seventh launch and landing, previously supporting the GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and two Starlink missions.
SpaceX confirmed deployment of the satellite at 2:37 p.m. PT:
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