SpaceX hit one pretty large milestone lately -- to say the least -- and it is now already back with another fairly significant one. It's introduced today that satellite company Intelsat has signed the very first commercial agreement for its Falcon Heavy rocket, that is presently slated to attempt its first launch between 2013. Particulars around the contract itself remain decidedly light right now, but SpaceX will apparently be starting a minumum of one Intelsat satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit (or GTO) sometime after it's completed its launch tests, and Intelsat states it will be working carefully with SpaceX within the run up to the launch to make sure that the rocket meets its standards. You'll find the state announcement following the break.
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