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Oktober mit, dass sein Maxwell-Satellit am Vortag von Cape Canaveral zu einer Demonstration im Rahmen des Communications Services Project der NASA gestartet sei. Der Start erfolgte um 7:04 Uhr Eastern Time während SpaceX’ Mitflugmission Bandwagon-5. Nach Angaben von Viasat soll die Mission die NASA bei der Bewertung kommerzieller Kommunikationsdienste für Raumfahrzeuge im niedrigen Erdorbit unterstützen.","Die Nutzlasten von Maxwell sollen Satellitenrelais in den Ka- und L-Bändern sowie direkte Bodenverbindungen in den S-, X- und Ka-Bändern demonstrieren. Viasat plant die Tests und Vorführungen im Orbit über fünf Monate bis März 2027. Der Start ist ein Meilenstein eines Demonstrationsprogramms im Rahmen von zwei NASA-Projektzuschlägen; die Mitteilung besagt weder, dass die Tests abgeschlossen sind, noch nennt sie Ergebnisse zum Betriebsverhalten."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أُطلقت المركبة في مهمة Bandwagon-5 التابعة لـSpaceX يوم 20 أكتوبر؛ وتقول Viasat إن الاختبارات المدارية مخططة حتى مارس 2027.","de":"Der Satellit startete am 20. 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