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The launch took place at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Time during SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. Viasat said the mission will support NASA’s evaluation of commercial communications services for spacecraft in low Earth orbit.","Payloads on Maxwell are intended to demonstrate satellite relay in Ka and L bands, alongside direct-to-ground links in S, X and Ka bands. Viasat said the on-orbit tests and demonstrations are planned over five months through March 2027. The launch is a milestone in a demonstration programme tied to two NASA project awards; the announcement does not say testing is complete or report operational performance results."],"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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