The Russian recoverable satellite for research, Foton-12, was launched by a Soyuz-2 rocket, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, on 9 September 1999, as part of a continuing programme of microgravity research.The Foton-12 mission was an international project under the leadership of the Russian Space Agency (RKA), with participation in the experimental payload by the European Space Agency (ESA), German Space Agency (DLR) and French Space Agency (CNES). ESA's scientific contribution included ten experiments, seven of which used the Biopan and Fluidpac facilities. Foton-12 remained in low-Earth orbit for 15 days, safely landing 133 km. north-west of Orenburg, Russia, on 24 September 1999.
This video contains footage on the integration of ESA experiments into the Foton-12 capsule at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia; interviews with ESA experts, including Pietro Baglioni, Systems Engineer, Microgravity Payload Projects Division; and still images of Foton-12 capsule, experiment integration, Soyuz-2 launchpad, Plesetsk.

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