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XMM Newton - Liftoff replay
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- Title XMM Newton - Liftoff replay
- Released: 10/12/1999
- Length 00:03:57
- Language English
- Footage Type Live Footage
- Copyright ESA/CNES/Arianespace
- Description
The world's most powerful observatory for X-ray astronomy, the European Space Agency's XMM satellite, set off into space from Kourou, French Guiana, at 15:32 Paris time on 10 December. The mighty Ariane 5 launcher, making its very first commercial launch, hurled the 3.9-tonne spacecraft into a far-ranging orbit.