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Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B; Payload: Sinosat 6 [Xinnuo 6, Chinasat 6A]; Date: 4 September 2010, 1614 UTC; Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was successfully separated from the rocket 26 minutes after lift-off.
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The EU Commission is not providing sufficient support to the European space industry, Astrium chairman Francois Augue said in an interview with Les Echos.
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