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 V169 carrying ESA's MSG and INSAT 4A satellites. Photographed at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana, on 21st December 2005.

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Photo credit: © EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/CNES/ARIANESPACE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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