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		Monday, 22 December 2008 01:30	 | 
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Eutelsat's HOTBIRD 9 and W2M satellites were successfully launched from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana on an Ariane 5 ECA rocket at 7:35 p.m. local time on December 20th 2008.     More info: http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2008/554.asp
     
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