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The Russian Soyuz space capsule lands with Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt of the U.S. and Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte in the vast steppe near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool

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    Ariane rocket launch set for Monday

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    Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:51pm EST

    PARIS (Reuters) - An Ariane rocket carrying a British military satellite and a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on Monday from French Guiana after a technical problem delayed Friday's send off, the Arianespace rocket launch company said.

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    In a statement issued from the company's launch site in Kourou on the northeast coast of South America, the company said: "Following the testing and replacement of an equipment component on the launch vehicle, Arianespace has authorized a restart of the final countdown for its mission."

    The Ariane-5 heavy lift rocket is now slated for launch with a window beginning at 2206 GMT.

    It will carry Skynet 5B, a military communications satellite for Britain's Ministry of Defence, and Star One C1, a satellite for Brazil's telecoms operator Embratel.

    (Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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