ESA - Galileo IOV Launch - Liftoff of Soyuz flight VS01

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Liftoff of Soyuz flight VS01

21 October 2011

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21 October 2011: Soyuz lifts off for the first time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana carrying the first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites.

Credits: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE - S. Corvaja, 2011

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Soyuz ready with Galileo satellites for milestone launch First Soyuz ready for liftoff from French Guiana Galileo satellites await launch side-by-side Galileo IOV satellites fuelled for launch Countdown to Europe’s first Soyuz launch under way First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana

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