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Azerbaijan launched its first satellite Feb. 7 atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Europe's equatorial spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana. Built by Orbital Sciences Corp. for Azerbaijan satellite operator Azercosmos, the Azerspace/Africasat-1a spacecraft carries 24 C-band transponders and 12 Ku-band...

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