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Final Ariane 5 launch of 2009 successful

Submit on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 05:59

Rocket: Ariane 5GS; Payload: Helios 2B; Date: 18 December 2009, 1626 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Following a flight lasting 59 minutes and 20 seconds, the Ariane 5 injected Helios 2B into its targeted Sun-synchronous polar orbit.
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