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 5 rock

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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 5 rocket blasting off on flight V193 carrying the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B. Photographed at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana, on 18th Decemer 2009.

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