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(AP) - A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force ...

(AP) - A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force ...

UPDATED: December 16, 2022 at 7:44 AM MST A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday.