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Ariane 5G and Rosetta ready to lift off


Date: 01 March 2004
Satellite: Rosetta
Location: Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-Service Optique CSG, 2004

ESA's Rosetta mission began at 08:17 CET (07:17 GMT) on 2 March 2004 when a European Ariane-5 launch vehicle lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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