With launch of Helios, France becomes spy satellite power
Europe's first spy satellite was launched Friday, marking the first step in a French-led effort to break away from decades of reliance on the United States for reconnaissance satellite data. The Helios 1A satellite was launched at 12:23 p.m. EDT on an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana...
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