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IB6RD fed back with the rocket report for the Colorado Astronomy Net. Yes, later Wednesday there, Ariane Space successfully launched the LE-03 mission. That's the Amazon Leo aka Kepler project. On their Ariane 64 rocket from PAD-ELA4 in French, Deanna. This was the first Ariane 6 launched with the upgraded P-160C solid rocket boosters. The upgrade allowed the launch of four more satellites for a total of 36 Amazon Leo satellites heading to low Earth orbit. It was the 145th orbital flight of 2026 and the 7th successful launch of the Ariane 6th launch.