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Transfer of Ariane 5 to the launch pad. 12/1999
author: ESA/S.Corvaja/Novapix
reference: e-leu12-00500
Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 17 cm
Transfer of Ariane 504 to the launch pad. The European Space Agency's XMM satellite, set off into space from Kourou, French Guiana, at 15:32 Paris time on 10 December. The mighty Ariane 5 launcher, making its very first commercial launch, hurled the 3.9-tonne spacecraft into a far-ranging orbit.
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