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Bad weather postpones rocket launch

The latest outing for Europe's new small satellite launcher, Vega has been postponed until an unspecified date because of bad weather conditions.

The lift-off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana was originally scheduled for 23:06 local time on Friday (02:06 GMT, Saturday).

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