Airbus's Arabsat 7B telecommunications satellite was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 27, 2023, marking a new phase in connectivity for users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. The satellite, part of Airbus' latest Eurostar Neo geostationary line, was carried by SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 once again proved its reliability, launching at just before 6 am GMT and delivering its payload to the geosynchronous transfer orbit just 37 minutes later. The rocket's lower stage then completed a landing on SpaceX's autonomous Atlantic Ocean platform, dubbed. . .
