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SpaceX Puts First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Into Orbit

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July 10, 2026 • 82 views
Original source: Hot Hardware
SpaceX Puts First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Into Orbit

This week, SpaceX’s Transporter-17 rideshare rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 81 payloads into a sun-synchronous orbit. Among them was a softball-sized BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability) cubesat, built by Mia…

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