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World's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite blasts off from French Guiana

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Image Credit: ESA

World's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite, Eutelsat Quantum, blasted off from French Guiana on Friday. The satellite was carried by an Ariane 5 rocket. A picture of the Eutelsat Quantum satellite lifting off was shared by the European Space Agency from its official handle. The agency said Eutelsat Quantum satellite is "the first commercial fully flexible software-defined satellite in the world."