Mars Express Spacecraft Launched from Baikonur, Russia

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Mars Express Spacecraft Launched from Baikonur, Russia

A Soyuz-FG medium-class launch vehicle took off from Baikonur cosmodrome at 9:45 pm (Moscow time)Monday, carrying the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft.

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A Soyuz-FG medium-class launch vehicle took off from Baikonur cosmodrome at 9:45 pm (Moscow time)Monday, carrying the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft.

The press service of the Russian Space Forces said the launch proceeded without a hitch, according to Interfax news agency.

Mars Express is expected to reach Martian orbit in half a year,after which the Beagle-2 lander will separate from it. It will study the surface and environment of the Red Planet for 180 days, while Mars Express examines it from orbit.

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