Ariane-4 rocket blasts off with Pas-6 satellite, Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana - ©Larry Luxner

Prototype model of the Ariane-4 rocket at entrance to Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana - ©Larry Luxner

Ariane-4 rocket assembly complex, Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana - ©Larry Luxner

Mission control, Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana - ©Larry Luxner

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