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  • Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites

    Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites

    A Soyuz rocket has lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe’s space base in South America, carrying the first two satellites in the Galileo geopositioning system. The launch — the first by the veteran rocket beyond Russia’s historic bases at Plesetsk and Baikonur — is part of a commercial deal struck in 2003 to…