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|  |   *                                                *
|  |   *    SOHO was launched successfully              *
|  |   *    on Saturday, 02.Dec.95, 03:08 EST           *
|  |   *    (09:08 CET).                                *
|  |   *                                                *
|  |   *    SOHO was inserted into halo orbit           *
|  |   *    around the Lagrangean point L1              *
//\\   *    on 14.Feb.96.                               *
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