Elon Musk says that while the European satellite contract SpaceX received is not on the launch manifest, it is the seventh [whoops] launch contract for the Falcon 9 (including three COTS). It will be their first geostationary launch.
Note: I was incorrect, it wasn't ESA per se, but Avanti Communications Group using ESA money.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
More on the ESA SpaceX Falcon 9 Contract
Posted by Dan Schrimpsher at 10:18 AM
Labels: Foreign Space, New Space
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It is actually the seventh launch contract.
http://spacex.com/press.php?page=29
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