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France launches super high-resolution military satellite – ClickLancashire

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The Earth observation satellite CSO-2 that Airbus has built for the French Armed Forces has been successfully launched on a Soyuz launcher from the Kourou European Spaceport, the company said. Eastern, after a one-day delay because of gusty upper-level winds.
The CSO next-generation Earth imaging satellites will replace France’s aging Helios 1 and 2 systems.
On December 29 at 16:42:07 UTC (11:42:07 EST), a Soyuz ST-A rocket took off from the ELS (Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz) launchpad at the Guiana…

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