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 V189 carrying the TerreStar 1 telecommunications satellite. Photographed at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana, on 1st July 2009.

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Photo credit: © EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/CNES/ARIANESPACE/CSG - S. MARTIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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