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Monday, December 10th, 2007

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Ariane 5 Set To Launch Two Missiles, Arianespace Announces An Ariane 5 GS lifter this month is set to launch two satellites into orbit from the European spaceport in French Guiana in South America, Arianespace announced. The two satellites for the record sixth Ariane 5 mission of 2007 reached new milestones in their pre-flight preparation, with Horizons-2 and Rascom 1 advancing closer to integration with the launcher at the spaceport. Horizons-2 has now been fueled, while Rascom 1 was mounted…

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