SpaceX's Top Secret Mission Launch

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SpaceX launches secret 'Optus-X' payload atop Falcon 9 rocket

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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA 's Kennedy Space Center at 5:28 EST .

During live coverage of the launch, a SpaceX commentator said the payload was a communications satellite.

SpaceX called the mission "TD7," even though regulatory filings and regulatory findings, including the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration , call the payload "Optus-X".

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