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In 1995, Khrunichev formed a company with Daimler-Benz, called Eurockot, and then Astrium GmbH, a shareholder of Arianspace, joined in 2000. It can reignite its final stage six times, deploying multiple satellites. It will be retired after the last launch on December 26, 2019, after 34 launches and 31 successes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia. 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