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Turkish telecommunications satellite launches into space

Turkey's President thanked SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who launched the rocket, for not succumbing to “pressure of the anti-Turkey lobbies"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with founder of US aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company SpaceX Elon Musk in Ankara on Nov. 8, 2017.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with the founder of US aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company SpaceX Elon Musk during a meeting in Ankara on Nov. 8, 2017. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey launched another satellite into space yesterday. 

The telecommunications satellite Turksat 5B launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US state of Florida. It was carried into orbit by a rocket from the US space travel company SpaceX, the official Anadolu Agency reported. 

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