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Soyuz Launcher with Upper Composite


Date: 21 October 2005
Satellite: Venus Express
Location: Baikonur, Kazachstan
Copyright: ESA/STARSEM

Final preparations on the launcher, just before the detection of the contamination inside the launcher's fairing.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
13-Mar-2026 20:46 UT

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