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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) Teams with Virgin for Satellite Launcher

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactics are teaming to develop a platform to launch satellites from an aircraft. The plan per Dr Adam Baker from SSTL: to be able to launch a payload of at least 50kg into a 248 mile orbit. The cost would ideally take a $5-10 million launch down to $1 million.

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