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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload: Arabsat 5C & SES 2
Date: Sept. 21, 2011
Window: 2138-2302 GMT (5:38-7:02 p.m. EDT)
Site: ELA-3, Guina Space Center, Kourou French Guiana

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