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SpaceX to Launch Mysterious Zuma Satellite on Friday

By Kendall Russell | January 2, 2018

SpaceX's Falcon 9 goes vertical with the Zuma payload ahead of the scrubbed launch last November. Photo: SpaceX.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 goes vertical with the Zuma payload ahead of the scrubbed launch last November. Photo: SpaceX.

SpaceX is preparing to launch a highly classified payload for the U.S. government this week, known only as “Zuma.” Other than it being a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, no information about the payload has been released, including which government branch procured it.

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