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Live ESA transmission of the launch event of Mars Express on the 02 June 2003. This outside broadcast which took place for ESA's ESOC establishment in Darmstadt, Germany, features the live launch transmission, VT Inserts about the MEX mission and off-camera commentary by
This is the second part of a 2 part programme and includes final separation of spacecraft and acquisition of signal from the spacecraft by the ground station.
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