PARIS — Three European Space Agency (ESA) satellites designed to study the Earth’s magnetic field will be launched together on a Russian Rockot vehicle operated by the German-Russian Eurockot Launch Services company under a contract signed April 9, Eurockot and ESA announced. The organizations also signed a separate contract for the launch of a yet-undetermined ESA Earth observation or science satellite.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.