Rocket is Launched Bearing Payload of 5 Science Satellites
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By Jim Ellis Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Five science satellites blasted off on a single rocket into a golden sunset Saturday on a mission to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth's atmosphere.  The launch at 6:01 p.m.
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China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008.
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Russia successfully launched a rocket on  Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a  navigation system to rival America's GPS.
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CAPE CANAVERAL -- An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral just after dawn Friday carrying a broadcast communications satellite designed to provide subscribers with direct-to-home video and broadband services.
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The US space agency NASA has launched its first five-satellite mission on board a single rocket aiming to unlock the age-old mysteries of the aurora borealis.
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India&#39;s space agency said it successfully launched the nation&#39;s first satellite for educational services on Monday, which is expected to boost distance learning in a country with a huge rural population.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ Illuminated by 40 pure-white Xenon spotlights and the golden glare of five powerful rocket engines, shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts thundered into space tonight.  Liftoff came right on schedule at 8:47 p.m.
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India has launched its first satellite to be used for expanding the country&#39;s educational network. The Edusat, weighing around 2,000kg, will help train teachers and provide primary and secondary education by linking classrooms across India.
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Summary - (Dec 20, 2004) An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency&#39;s launch centre in French Guiana on Saturday, carrying a French military surveillance satellite and 6 additional microsatellites.
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An hour after lift-off, space officials said the Helios 2A satellite separated from the rocket. An additional six microsatellites were also.
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By SONJA BARISIC ATLANTIC, Va. - A rocket carrying two experimental satellites into orbit blasted off Saturday in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport, blazing a streak across the sky just before sunrise.
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The UK is set to launch its first Skynet 5 spacecraft, a key  component in its new military satellite system.
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China on Sunday launched a satellite that will carry out land surveying and other scientific projects for several days and return to Earth, government media reported.
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Russia launched two Russian-Ukrainian Earth probing satellites from the Plesetsk cosmodrome at 14:20, Moscow time, on Friday.
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In a crucial mission for Europe's space program, an upgraded Ariane-5 rocket successfully orbited two satellites into space on Saturday - two years after a first attempt ended in failure.
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Europe's "super rocket" which can lift multiple and heavier satellites into orbit prepares for its first trip to space.
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By Martin MerzerCAPE CANAVERAL -- Illuminated by 40 pure-white Xenon spotlights and the golden glare of five powerful rocket engines, shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts thundered from the launch pad and into space Saturday night.