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Arianespace • Ariane 62 • Ariane Launch Area 4 (FR-GF)
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
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No jellyfish is expected overall, but some plausible route-and-time scenarios come out jellyfish possible. This measures model sensitivity; it is not a probability or percent chance.
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No jellyfish is expected overall, but some plausible route-and-time scenarios come out jellyfish possible. This measures model sensitivity; it is not a probability or percent chance.
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Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

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Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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