Falcon 9 Co-passenger Found for SS/L-built PSN-6 Satellite

SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing in test chamber

SINGAPORE — Satellite builder Space Systems Loral (SSL) and its customer, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) of Indonesia, have found a companion payload to share the launch of the PSN-6 satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2017, PSN said June 3.

U.S. Air Force Certifies SpaceX for National Security Launches, Ending Monopoly

The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that they have certified SpaceX to launch the nations critical and highly valuable national security satellites on the firms Falcon 9 rocket, thereby breaking the decade old launch monopoly held by launch competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA). ULA is a joint venture owned by aerospace giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin.