| 1. | The lighter the payload, the lower the cost of launch.
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| 2. | ASUSat1 will be the first of four payloads launched into orbit.
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| 3. | The average Ariane-4 payload is 3.5 tons.
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| 4. | Most of the payload had been made in the Eastern Bloc.
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| 5. | The H2-A has not yet carried any commercial payloads.
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| 6. | It was in diameter and stood tall with its lunar payload.
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| 7. | Most offered increased efficiency from both added speed and greater payload.
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| 8. | The C-17 has broken 22 records for oversized payloads.
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| 9. | A third object, the payload fairing, also achieved orbit.
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| 10. | The " payload " is the data covertly communicated.
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