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SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet
Written by Jason Rainbow Saturday, 27 May 2023 13:49![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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SpaceX launched the Badr-8 TV broadcast and telecoms satellite May 27 for Saudi Arabia-based fleet operator Arabsat, equipped with a jamming-resistant optical communications payload demonstrator.