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A handout picture relesed by the CNES (Centre national d'etudes spatiales - National Centre for Space Studies) and taken on May 24, 2016 in Kourou, French Guiana shows the launching of Europe's Galileo sat-nav system with a fresh pair of satellites to join a dozen already in space. With this launching Europe's Galileo sat-nav system, a rival to America's GPS, took a step closer to becoming operational. Orbiters 13 and 14 blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 0848 GMT as planned, according to a live broadcast by space firm Arianespace. / AFP PHOTO / CNES / STRINGER / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CNES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS