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The following table contains the “EO” missions (in alphabetical order according to mission acronym) that were launched after the 3rd edition was published in early 1996. Excepted are Shuttle launches and GPS/GLONASS launches, each of these series has its own launch table in this volume. There is no claim for completeness.

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