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Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch postponed due to 'anomaly'

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First commercial mission of Europe 's new heavy-lift rocket called off on Monday due to an "anomaly" on the ground.

It was the latest of several postponements for the rocket as Europe seeks to secure independent access to space.

The launcher was intended to place a French military satellite in orbit at an altitude of around 800 kilometres ( 500 miles ) above Earth .

Europe has not been able to use Russia 's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022 .

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