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Cold War jets find new life blasting satellites into orbit

Jason Weisberger
May 30, 2025
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Starfighters International, already utilizing F-104s as a platform to launch satellites into LEO, looks to acquire some retired South Korean F-4 Phantoms.

Wow. What a fantastic use for old planes, and an excuse to keep them flying! The F-4 Phantoms are, perhaps, coming from South Korea, but there appear to be some c…

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