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Watch a replay of the Foton-M3 launch

17/09/2007 1658 views 3 likes

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The unmanned Foton-M3 spacecraft, carrying a payload of more than 40 ESA experiments, was successfully launched on 14 September 2007. The Soyuz-U launcher lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 13:00 CEST (11:00 GMT).

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