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SpaceX launches Turksat 5A satellite

Friday 8 January 2021 | 10:46 CET | News
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched Turksat's 5A satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 7 January. Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu reported that the first signal from the satellite was received 35 minutes after its launch. The satellite services will be activated in around four months, Turksat said.

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