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March 04, 2016

SpaceX launches SES-9 satellite to GEO
Cape Canaveral FL (AFP) Mar 05, 2016
SpaceX on Friday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite to a distant orbit, before attempting to land the first stage of the rocket on an ocean platform. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:36 pm (2336 GMT), propelling the satellite, known as SES-9, built by Boeing for the Luxembourg-based company SES. The satellite was headed for a geostationary orbit more than 23,000 miles (38,000 kilometers) above the Earth, where it will deliver broadband an ... read more

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Indian army makes candidates strip to foil cheating

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