Ariane rocket takes off with French spy satellite
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An Ariane rocket lifted off on Sunday from a pad in South America to place France&#39;s third military spy satellite into orbit, Arianespace said.
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A European satellite designed to improve weather forecasting has been given a new launch date.
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Satellite observation and control networks in China and France yesterday successfully tracked the orbiting of a satellite launched by the French Government.
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A European rocket roared into space from a pad in French Guyana yesterday, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite expected to give France&#39;s military new abilities to spy worldwide.
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Europe's most powerful rocket to date, the Ariane 5-ECA, blasts off from a spaceport in French Guiana.
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Japan launched its fourth spy satellite Saturday, completing its capabilities to monitor activities worldwide and bolstering its ability to observe neighboring North Korea's nuclear program.
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An Ariane space rocket is to launch a 2.6-tonne South Korean satellite sometime in late 2008 or early 2009 under the terms of a recently concluded agreement, Arianespace has said.
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TEL AVIV An Israeli spy satellite intended to increase surveillance over Iran landed in the sea Monday after a rocket malfunction shortly after take-off, Israeli officials said.
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[World News]: Paris, Dec 19 : France has launched an Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guiana, placing into orbit a new-generation military satellite Helios II A. The launch Saturday also placed in orbit
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KOUROU, French Guiana -- Europe's Ariane 5 rocket on Friday successfully launched telecommunications satellites for a U.S.-Japanese joint venture and a startup company that will offer telephone and Internet service throughout Africa after a decade-long struggle for financing.
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France launched an Ariane rocket on December 18, lifting into orbit the new-generation military satellite Helios II A and six microsatellites for different scientific purposes, said reports reaching Kourou, French Guiana.
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PARIS  - An Ariane rocket blasted off Saturday from a pad in South America to place France's third military spy satellite into orbit, Arianespace said.
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The Pentagon is planning to fire a missile at a rogue spy satellite that was due to fall to earth early next month
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A European Ariane rocket launched a military surveillance satellite on Saturday, the third in a French-led drive for a European &quot;spy in the sky&quot; independent of the United States.
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France enhanced their arsenal for their internal security when they launched a surveillance satellite from a launch pad in French Guyana.
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An Ariane-5 rocket  blasted off from French Guiana on Friday putting into orbit  telecommunications satellites for Africa and North America,  space officials said.
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A European rocket roared into space from a pad in South America on Saturday, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite billed as giving France's military new abilities to spy worldwide.