ARIANESPACE TO ORBIT CSO-1 A MILITARY OBSERVATION SATELLITE FOR CNES AND DGA For its 11th and final launch of the year — and the third with the Soyuz medium launcher — Arianespace will send the CSO-1 Earth observation satellite, intended for defense and security applications, into Sun-synchronous orbit for the French CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) space agency and the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) defense procurement agency on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense.
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The main Christmas celebrations at the Vatican start with the traditional Christmas Eve 'Midnight Mass' led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Basilica on December 24. At noon on Christmas day, the Pope will deliver his traditional Christmas message and extend his "Urbi et Orbi" blessing to Rome and to the world from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica overlooking the square.
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