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    Third Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport

    Soyuz VS03 liftoff
    21 November 2012

    A Soyuz launcher lifted off on 12 October from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to carry into orbit the third and fourth satellites of Europe’s Galileo global navigation satellite system. Watch this new time-lapse movie of the launcher’s transfer to the launch pad and liftoff.

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    Soyuz VS03 preparations and liftoff
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