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The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system have been lofted into orbit by the first Russian Soyuz vehicle launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The Soyuz VS01 flight, operated by Arianespace, released the Galileo satellites into their target orbit at 23 222 km...