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Baikonur, Russia (UPI) Jul 28, 2006 A rocket carrying South Korea's ninth satellite, the Arirang-2, lifted off Friday from a spaceport outside of Moscow, The Korea Times reported. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute said the three-stage rocket listed off as planned at 4:05 p.m. Korean time from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 500 miles northeast of Moscow. The rocket was converted from an intercontinental ballistic missile and is designed to deploy the satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit, the Times said. A multispectral camera in Airrang-2 will provide high-resolution images for earth mapping, which is used for geographical surveys, environmental observation and searches for natural resources. Also included in Arirang-2 functions are the ability of the MSC to give visual data on the launch, and possible military activities of the North Korea.
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INSAT-4C To Be Launched Within A Year
New Delhi, India (PTI) Jul 28, 2006After the recent failure of the launch vehicle GSLV-F02 carrying INSAT-4C, Government today informed Lok Sabha that the next launch of the satellite would take place within one year.
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