SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches Egyptian Communications Satellite

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:

Deployment of Nilesat 301 confirmed pic.twitter.com/TOxuyYAICp

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 8, 2022

Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship pic.twitter.com/ARJ0pjjgAl

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 8, 2022

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