European satellite firm announces two payload launches in 2017

The first two confirmed payloads slated for launch from SpaceX’s commercial rocket launch site at Boca Chica Beach were announced Wednesday, according to a spaceflight industry publication. Officials with Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES announced that two of its communication satellites were scheduled to go into orbit aboard two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets in 2017. “Spaceflight Now” magazine reported that “industry officials familiar with the launch deal said both satellites are planned to lift off from SpaceX’s new launch site at Boca Chica Beach near Brownsville , Texas .” More

(Source: Brownsville Herald - Feb 26)