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Ariane 5 launch vehicle ready to lift off
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ESA's Rosetta mission began at 08:17 CET (07:17 GMT) on 2 March 2004 when a European Ariane-5 launch vehicle lifted off from the Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana

Credits: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-Service Optique CSG, 2004
 
  Last update: 23 November 2005 


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