Kourou, Dec 17, 2025 (AFP) - Ariane 6 lifts off with two European navigation satellites

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A European Ariane 6 rocket blasted off from France's Kourou space base in French Guiana early Wednesday, carrying two Galileo global navigation satellites, according to an AFP correspondent. Lift-off was at 2:01 am local time (0501 GMT) for the fourth commercial flight of the Ariane 6 launch system since the expendable rockets came into service last year. The rocket was carrying two more satellites of the European Union's Galileo programme, a glo......

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