Delfi-n3Xt is a Dutch

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which is operated by

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. It was launched on 21 November 2013. It is a three-unit

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which will be used to demonstrate propulsion and communications systems for future missions. Delfi-n3Xt was launched successfully by a

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carrier rocket flying from Site 370/13 at the Dombarovsky launch site. Delfi was a secondary payload aboard the rocket, whose primary mission was to deploy

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and STSAT-3. Delfi was one of 25 secondary payloads aboard the rocket, for a total of 32 satellites. The Delfi team made contact with the satellite during its first pass.

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