Russians Launch 2 European Satellites
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A Russian rocket blasted off into space and placed two German satellites in orbit a day later than planned after a malfunction had halted the mission seconds before launch Saturday. Russian news agencies quoted space officials as saying that the Soyuz rocket had lifted off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The press office of Russia’s space agency, quoted by the Interfax news agency, said two Cluster-2 satellites were subsequently placed into orbits. Built by the European Space Agency, the satellites are to be used to investigate how solar storms affect the Earth’s atmosphere.
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