This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Ariane rocket launch. ESA (european Space Agency) Ariane 40 roc

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Ariane rocket launch. ESA (european Space Agency) Ariane 40 rocket blasting off on flight V124 carrying the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-1B. Clementine, a military technology microsatellite was also part of the payload. Photographed at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana, on 3rd December 1999.

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