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		Rocket: Ariane 5 ES Payload: ATV 1 Date: March 8/9, 2008 Time: 11:03 p.m. EST (0403 GMT on 9th) Site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana Mission Status Center Our ATV preview Our program story Countdown timeline Launch timeline Mission timeline ATV video coverage Ariane archive

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Ariane 5 rocket launches Automated Transfer Vehicle

An Ariane 5 rocket roared off its jungle launch pad in South America at 0403 GMT carrying Europe's new robotic cargo freighter, named Jules Verne, bound for the International Space Station.

Photo credit: European Space Agency

Credit: European Space Agency

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