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August 05, 2015

Payload checkout is advancing for Arianespace's September Soyuz flight
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 05, 2015
Arianespace is gearing up this week for its upcoming Soyuz Flight VS12 - scheduled for September 10 from French Guiana - with initial fit-check activities completed for the mission's two passengers: the latest European Galileo navigation satellites. During activity inside the Spaceport's S1A clean room facility, the correct fit was confirmed for the Galileo spacecraft on their specially-designed payload dispenser, which will hold the satellites in a side-by-side configuration atop Soyuz' Fregat up ... read more

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