TUPPER LAKE, NY — In its second attempt in four months, Italy was unable to secure regulatory approval of a deadline extension for its Sicral 3A and 3B military telecommunications satellites, both expected to be used by the NATO alliance as well as by the European Union’s GovSatCom program.
Sacral 3A, with an SHF/EHF payload; and Sacral 3B with a UHF-band payload are scheduled for launch on separate SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets between mid-2027 and early 2028.
Sacral 3A, which . . .
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