Tag: Sputnik

Fourth Soyuz-ST Lifts Off From South America

Fourth Soyuz-ST Lifts Off From South America

The newest version of the venerable Russian Soyuz launch vehicle continued a successful launch campaign out of the Arianespace/European Space Agency’s equatorial launch facility in French Guiana Saturday evening.  Carrying the multi-purpose French Pleiades 1B observation satellite which will serve military, governmental and commercial customers, the Soyuz-ST-A, which includes a Fregat upperstage, lifted off at 8:02 PM CST (11:02 PM local) Specially modified to withstand […]

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