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SpaceX to launch ASFPC-52 military satellite

27.06.2018

SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk's tech empire, today announced that it has won a full grant from the US Air Force to launch a special classified US military satellite aboard its new Falcon Heavy rocket.

This $130+ million contract was in fact initially the subject of fierce disputes and competition between SpaceX and another equally well-known space company, United Launch Alliance, which has an equally capacious Delta 4 rocket. However, by reducing the initial costs - since the costs on Delta 4 were about $ 350 million - SpaceX was able to finally pull ahead to receive a grant.

This becomes a truly great honor and opportunity for SpaceX to show their enthusiasm and ingenuity for space exploration with as little financial hardship as possible. As for the launched satellite, so far it is only known that this is a special military satellite AFSPC-52, owned by the direct US Air Force and it will not be launched until 2020.

It will be carried to orbit by the Falcon Heavy rocket, which, in terms of its carrying capacity and spaciousness, noticeably exceeds its older sister Falcon 9 - it is worth noting that the first tests of the Falcon Heavy were carried out at the beginning of this year and they ended with tremendous success. SpaceX President Gwynn Shotwell noted that the new contract for the launch of a military satellite is a new page in the history of the company's development - especially in the context of the development of permanent space cargo transportation of any scale.

In addition, as part of the new SpaceX tests, two more test flights and returns of the Falcon Heavy rocket are planned before the end of this year - however, it is still unknown when exactly they will take place. In addition, at the moment the company is busy settling some special problems related to the technical improvement of the equipment of rockets for the new format of space cargo transportation - there are active rumors that military orders will soon become the main source of income for SpaceX for the next few years.

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