Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will launch an Earth observation satellite designed by European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium GmbH or Astrium’s recently acquired subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) of Guilford, England, on a SpaceX Falcon 1e rocket, SpaceX announced Sept. 8.

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