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Arianespace's Ariane 6 and United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rockets successfully completed their third orbital flights this week, marking significant achievements for established space launch providers. Ariane 6 launched a European weather satellite, while Vulcan carried out a US military mission. Meanwhile, China's Jielong 3 rocket successfully launched 11 satellites for Geespace, marking its sixth successful mission. A piece of the Jielong 3's fourth stage later re-entered the atmosphere over Spain, initially mistaken for a meteor.

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