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    • JERUSALEM (AFP) Mar 20, 2005
     Israel and France are to launch a joint satellite for "scientific purposes" in 2008, the Israeli Maariv newspaper said Sunday.

    Israel has set aside 20 million dollars for the satellite, with France to add another 10 million euros (13 million dollars), to be built by Israel Aircraft Industries and Israel's Rafael Armament Development Authority.

    Maariv said the so-called Venus satellite will be built under Israeli direction and launched in 2008 by a French rocket.




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