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  • SpaceX raids Ariane

    No links yet as the news is very fresh...

    In what's being seen as a major coup SpaceX just stole a major launch conteact, Thaicom 6, from Europe's Arianespace. This is SpaceX's 8th international launch contract.

    This also has to be giving China fits as they've had eyes on dominating the rapidly expanding Asian launch market. Just a few weeks ago they were publically fretting about SpaceX's prices, and now we know why.

    Thaicom operates communications satellites with coverage from Africa to Japan. So far they've used the Arieane launcher, but today it was announced that Thaicom 6 is going up on Falcon 9 in 2013.

    Thaicom 6 is a >$100M TV satellite weighing over 3,200 kilograms and will be built by Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Virginia. It will provide TV services to south and southeast Asia & south and eastern Africa.
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