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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload: SATMEX 6 & THAICOM 5
Date: May 27, 2006
Window: 2109-2154 GMT (5:09-5:54 p.m. EDT)
Site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana




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