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Postponed the Ariane 4 launch, to try again tomorrow

Kourou, French Guayana - Too strong the wind to perform the launch

Because of the strong wind the launch of Ariane 4 previewed for this morning has been sent back but it will be tried again tomorrow, always from the launch site in Kourou, in the French Guayana. This would have been one of the last launch operated with the rocket Arianes 4 (the 116th), because the European Space Agency(Esa) has finished the development of the new rocket Ariane 5, lasted 10 years...

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Rome, Italy, 02/12/2003 15:24
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