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395 points vinnyglennon | 2 comments | 26 Mar 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.523s | source

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echoangle ◴[26 Mar 25 18:51 UTC] No.43485519[source]▶

Don’t want to belittle the achievement but they launched it as in „had it launched by the commercial launch provider SpaceX“, not on a self-developed rocket as it sounds like on the first read.

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1. epolanski ◴[27 Mar 25 14:31 UTC] No.43494066[source]▶

>>43485519 #

> Don’t want to belittle the achievement

You literally did.

> as it sounds like on the first read

That's your interpretation, the title literally says: "Botswana launches first satellite BOTSAT-1 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 "

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2. dmix ◴[27 Mar 25 15:01 UTC] No.43494383[source]▶

>>43494066 (TP) #

Titles on HN often get updated

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