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The telescope left Earth in a folded position, fully enveloped in the cone of Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket, which rolled to the launchpad Thursday. Less than half an hour after launch, it separated from the final booster and was traveling at 22,000 miles per hour, “flying on its own in coast phase,” as NASA put it.