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SpaceX wins contract to launch Egyptian communications satellite

January 25, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX and the Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat have signed a contract to launch the Nilesat 301 communications craft on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, SpaceX confirmed this week.