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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload: Spaceway F2 & Telkom 2
Date: November 16, 2005
Window: 2346-0031 GMT (6:46-7:31 p.m. EST)
Site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Broadcast: AMC 4, Transponder 17, C-Band




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