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    • MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 01, 2005
     A Russian Soyuz-U rocket carrying a scientific research satellite blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late Tuesday, the Russian space agency announced.

    The Foton satellite is due to conduct chemistry, physics and biotechnology experiments for 16 days in orbit, and has various microorganisms, lizards, tritons, snails and scorpions onboard, ITAR-TASS quoted space agency officials as saying.

    The satellite is due to land back in the Kazakh steppes on June 16.




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